Non-Departmental Public Bodies Act Article 5

A non-departmental public body shall establish a board of directors (council of directors). Notwithstanding, it may be headed by a single person rather than a board of directors (council of directors) as warranted by the scale of its organization or nature of its mission.Where a non-departmental public body has a board of directors (council of directors), its directors shall be appointed by the supervisory authority. The same shall apply to the dismissal of the directors. The number of full-time directors may not exceed one-third of the total number of directors.A non-departmental public body shall have supervisor(s) or a supervisory board. All supervisors shall be appointed by the supervisory authority. The same shall apply to the dismissal of the supervisors. In the event that there are more than three supervisors, an executive supervisor shall be elected among themselves.The total number of directors may not exceed 15 persons while the total number of supervisors may not exceed five persons.The number of directors or supervisors of a given gender may not be less than one-third of the total number of directors or supervisors, unless otherwise stipulated by the organizational act or general Act of the non-departmental public bodies.