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Welcome to NBRB, we are a body corporate established by the Building Control Act, 2013. Politically, we report to and are guided by the Minister of Works and Transport.
MANDATE OF THE ORGANIZATION
In accordance with section 9 of the Act, the mandate of the Organization is to:
Ensure that the design and construction of buildings and utilities to which the public is to have access, caters for Persons with Disabilities (PWDS) to ensure that PWDS are able to comfortably make their way into and maneuver within buildings with dignity, independence and safety on an equal basis with others who have no disability;
NBRB is an organization that exercises its functions through a Board, which is in turn assisted by a Secretariat.
The Secretariat is headed by the Executive Secretary (ES) who serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Organization, and the Secretariat consists of 4 Directorates, as follows:
The Minister of Works and Transport appoints the Board which is the governance organ of the Organization. The Minister may give directions of a policy nature in writing to the Board and the Board shall comply with the Minister’s directions. In accordance with the Act, the Minister may, in writing, delegate to the Chairperson of the Board any power conferred upon the Minister by or under the Act other than the powers in the specified sections of the Act that are excepted and upon such conditions as the Minister may specify.
The Board shall comprise 16 members who are drawn from Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and local government; professional bodies (or associations) in the built environment; trade unions; and the private sector. The Board is the overall and final body of responsibility for all decision-making within the Organization. It is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Organization, approving policies, approving finances and budgets, work plans and hiring the ES.
The Directorate is composed of two Divisions namely Standards and Advisory and its roles include the following: