SECTOR 3 The governing body of the Authority is a Board consisting of (a) the chairperson; (b) the Director-General appointed under section 16; (c) one representative of the (i) the National Security Council, (ii) the National Media Commission, (iii) Ministry of Communications, not below the rank of a director; (d) one person with experience and expertise in communications; and (e) three other persons at least one of whom is a woman and each of whom has knowledge of expertise in electrical engineering, law, business or public administration. Members of the NCA Board are appointed by the President “in accordance with article 70 of the Constitution” and although Authority is set up by the Act as a “body corporate”, it does not operate independently. Section 14 (1) of the Act clearly states: “The Minister may give written directives to the Board on matters of policy and the Board shall comply.” Further, while the NCA is financially sound and generates money on its own. (The NCA also regulates the telecommunications companies. The fees collected in this respect, are what allow the NCA to stand on its own feet financially). This money is, however, placed in a consolidated fund, and the authority operates its finances through government. While the NCA regulates the technical aspects of broadcasting, content is regulated by the NMC. The NMC is a constitutional body, and it completely independent – even in the composition of its board. Even with representation from the Office of the President, the member designated in this capacity cannot overturn the decisions of the commission. According to the NMC Act, Section 6(3), “A person who is a founding member of a political party, is a leader or a member of its executive or holds any office in a political party shall not be qualified to be a member of the Commission.” The NMC consists of the following members, as stipulated in Section 5 of the NMC Act: UÊ UÊ UÊ UÊ UÊ iÊÀi«ÀiÃiÌ>ÌÛiÊi>V Ê>Ìi`ÊLÞp Ì iÊ >>Ê >ÀÊÃÃV>ÌÆ Ì iÊ*ÕLÃ iÀÃÊ>`ÊÜiÀÃÊvÊÌ iÊ*ÀÛ>ÌiÊ*ÀiÃÃÆ Ì iÊ >>ÊÃÃV>ÌÊvÊ7ÀÌiÀÃÊ>`ÊÌ iÊ >>Ê LÀ>ÀÞÊÃÃV>ÌÆ Ì iÊ ÀÃÌ>Ê ÀÕ«Ê Ì iÊ >Ì>Ê >Ì VÊ -iVÀiÌ>À>Ì]Ê Ì iÊ ÀÃÌ>Ê Council, and the Ghana Pentecostal Council); UÊ Ì iÊi`iÀ>ÌÊvÊ ÕÃÊ ÕVÃÊ>`Ê >`ÞÞ>Ê ÃÃÃÆ 46 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2013