Section 11: APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRAR AND OTHER STAFF AND THEIR DUTIES

(1) The Council shall appoint-
(a) a person who shall be a member of the
lnstitute to be the Registrar for the purpose of this Act ; and
(b) such other persons as the Council may, from time to time, deem necessary to assist the Registrar in the performance of his functions under this Act.
(2) A person shall be qualified to be appointed to the office of the Registrar if he-
(a) is a citizen of Nigeria ;
(b) possesses a relevant qualificatlon from a recognised institufion of higher learning ;
(c) has at least 12 years cognate experience ; and
(d) possesses professional qualification of-
(i) Chartered IIsritute of Project Managers of Nigeria,
(ii) Certified Institute of Project Managers, London, or
(iii) National Association of Project Managers, USA and shall have
held the position of Deputy Registrar in any recognised Institution.
(3) The Registrar shall prepare and maintain, in accordance with rules made by the Council, a register of names, addresses and approved qualifications and of such particulars, as may be specified in the rules, of all persons who
are entitled, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to be registered as members of the profession in the categories of Fellows, Chartered Members, Associate Members or Honorary Members and who, in the manner prescribed by such rules, apply to be so registered.
(4) The register shall consist of six parts, one for each class of membership-
(a) Fellows ;
(b) Chartered Members ;
(c) Graduate Members ;
(d) Associate Members ;
(e) Corporate Members ; and
(f) Honorary Fellows.
(5) Subject to this section, the Council shall make rules necessary for
professional forms, keeping of the register and the making of entries of
particulars into the register-
(a) regulating lhe making of applications for enrolment or registration,
and providing for the nature of evidence to be produced in support of applications ;
(b) providing for the notification to the Registrar by the person to whom
registered particulars concern, of any change in those particulars ;
(c) authorising a registered member to have any qualification which is in relation to the relevant division of the profession, for the purpose of this Act ;
(d) specifying the fees, including annual subscrptions, to be paid in the
Institute ; and
(e) specifying anything not specified under this section.
(6) Rules for the purpose of subsection (5) shall not come into force until they are confirmed at a special meeting of the lnstitute convened for the purpose at the next annual general meeting.
(7) The Registrar shall-
(a) correct, in accordance with the directions of the Council, any entry in the register which the Council directs him to correct as being, in the opinion of the Council, an entry which was incorrectly made ;
(b) make from to time, any necessary alteration to the registered particulars of registered perons ;
(c) delete from the register the name of any registered member who died or ceased to be a member or any member convicted of professional misconduct ; and
(d) record the names of members of the Institute who are in default for more than six months in the payment of annual subscriptions and take such action in relation to the default as the Council may direct or require.
(8) Where the Registrar-
(a) sends by post, e-mail. telephone or fax to any registered person, a registered letter endorsed to him at his address on the register inquiring whether the registered particulars relating to him are correct and receives no reply to
the letter within a period of six months from the date of dispatch, and
(b) upon the expiration of that period, sends in like manner to the person in question a second similar letter and receives no reply to that letter within three months from the date of dispatch, the Registrar may remove the particulars relating to the person in question from the register but the Council may, for a reason which seems to it to be sufficient, direct the Registrar to restore to the appropriate part of the register, any particulars deleted from
it under this subsection.