(1) The Minister shall appoint a Protection Board hereinafter referred to as “the Board”.
(2) The Board shall consist of the following members—
(a) the Chief Plant Protection Officer who shall serve as Chairperson of the Board;
(b) an entomologist and a plant pathologist attached to the Plant Protection Unit of the Ministry;
(c) the officer in charge of the plant quarantine service who shall serve as Board Secretary;
(d) a senior extension officer of the Ministry;
(e) a Government legal officer nominated by the Attorney General; and
(f) the Chief Forestry Officer.