(1) The governing body of the Authority is a Board consisting of

(a) a chairperson who is a person knowledgeable in human settlements, town planning and the built environment or issues related to spatial planning but who is not employed in a full time capacity in the public service;

(b) one representative each of

(i) the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development not below the rank of a Director;

(ii) the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation not below the rank of a Director;

(iii) the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources not below the rank of a Director;

(iv) the Ministry of Roads and Highways not below the rank of a Director;

(v) the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing not below the rank of a Director;

(vi) the Ministry of Food and Agriculture not below the rank of a Director; the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority;

(c)the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency;

(d) the Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission;

(e) the Administrator of Stool Lands;

(f) a representative of the National Development Planning

(g) Commission not below the rank of a Director;

(h) a representative of traditional authority nominated by the National House of Chiefs;

(i) one person nominated by the Ghana Institute of Planners; and three persons who are from the built environment professionals in the private sector at least one of whom is a woman representing the Ghana Institute of Architects, Ghana Institution of Engineers and the Ghana Institution of Surveyors.

(2) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the President in accordance with article 70 of the Constitution.