Section 1: Establishment of Chartered Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Nigeria

(1) There is established the Chartered Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Nigeria (in this Act referred to as "the Institute").
(2) The Institute –
(a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;
(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate name;
(c) may acquire, hold and dispose of any property, movable and immovable; and
(d) shall comprise of all personnel in the fields of -
(i) electric power engineering, electronic engineering, clean energy engineering, telecommunications engineering, systems engineering, computer engineering, radio-frequency engineering, signal processing, broadcasting, instrumentation, optics and photonics, hardware engineering, power electronics, electromagnetics and waves, microwave engineering, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, mechatronics, biomedical engineering, electrical materials science, robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, control and automation, avionics, quantum engineering, embedded or emerging technologies which cover internet of things, big data, block chain technology, electrical manufacturing industry, electrical maintenance, construction and contracting industries,
(ii) application of electricity and electronics to medical science,
aeronautics, maritime, automobiles,
(iii) study, teaching, research and development pertaining to any field of engineering or applied sciences of electricity and electronics; and
(iv) any such new specialties being considered.
(3) The Institute shall be charged with the duty of -
(a) determine the standards of knowledge and skills required of a person seeking to practice or become member of the electrical and electronic engineering profession (in this Act referred to as the "the profession") and raising those standards as circumstances may permit;
(b) provide for the registration, certification and standardisation, where required, of members of the profession;
(c) register, certify and standardise the practice, education and qualifications of the profession;
(d) register, certify and standardise corporate bodies;
(e) secure in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the establishment and maintenance of the register of eligible members of the profession and publish lists of those persons;
(f) conduct examinations leading to the award of professional competency certificates as may be prescribed by the Institute, in conformity with international standards;
(g) ensure synergy between the industry and academia in the field of electrical and electronic engineering; and
(h) perform, through the Council, such other functions conferred on it by this Act and raise those standards as circumstances may permit.