Section 18: Appointment of registrar, etc. and preparation of register.

(1) The council shall appoint for the Institute a Registrar who shall be a registered member with not less than ten years experience.
(2)
The Registrar shall prepare and maintain, in accordance with rules made by the Council, a Register of names, addresses, approved qualifications and of such other qualifications and particulars of all persons and corporate members who are entitled in accordance with the provisions of this act to be enrolled as fellows, members or associates, or registered as printing practitioners and who, applies to be so registered.
(3)
The Register shall consist of five parts of which :
(a) the first part shall be in respect of fellows ;
(b) the second part shall be in respect of members ;
(c) the third part shall be in respect of associates ;
(d) the fourth part shall be in respect of graduates, affiliates and students ; and
(e) fifth part shall be in respect of printing practitioners and corporate bodies.
(4) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Council shall make rules with respect to the form and keeping of the register and the making of entries therein and in particular :
(a) regulating the making of applications for enrolment or registration, as the case may be, and providing for the evidence to be produced in support of such applications ;
(b) providing for the notification to the Registrar, by the person to whom any registered particulars relate, of any change in those particulars ;
(c) authorising an enrolled or registered person to have any qualification approved or accepted for the purposes of this Act entered in relation to his name in addition to or, as he may elect, in substitution for any other qualifications so registered ;
(d) specifying the fees, including any annual subscription, to be paid to the Institute in respect of the entry of names on the register, and authorising the Registrar to refuse to enter a name on the register until any fee specified for the entry has been paid ; and
(e) specifying anything under this section provided that rules made for the purpose of this section, shall not come into force until they are ratified at a meeting of the Institute.
(5) The Council may, appoint such other staff as it considers necessary to assist the Registrar in the discharge of his duties under this Act.
(6) The Registrar and other staff of the Council shall hold office on such terms and conditions as the Council may determine.