Section 14: REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS

(1) Subject to section 5 of this Act, a person shall be entitled to be registered as a member of the profession if he satisfies the Council that-
(a) immediately before the commencement of this Act, he holds a qualification approved for members of the Institute and has the prescribed post qualification experience ;
(b) he is by law entitled to practise for all purposes as a project management practitioner in the country in which the qualification was granted ; and
(c) he holds at least one of the qualifications prescribed for the purpose of registration or the register and has complied with the other requirements prescribed under this Act.
(2) A person shall be entitled to be registered under this Act, if he holds
such certificate as approved by the Council.
(3) A person shall be entitled to be accredited as a member of the Institute,
if he produces sufficient evidence to the Council that, prior to the
commencement of this Act, he has been in active practise continuously for a
period of five years as a project manager, provided that his application is
sponsored by two mcmbers ofthe Institute who shall have been members for
a minimum of five years and the application is made within the period prescribed by this Act.
(4) An applicant for registration under this Act shall in addition to evidence of qualification, satisfy the Council that he-
(a) is of good character ;
(b) has attained the age of l8 years ; and
(c) has not been convicted by any court or tribunal in Nigeria or elsewhere
for an offence involvirg fraud or dishonesty.
(5) The Council may, in its discretion, provisionally accept a qualification
produced in respect of an application for registration under this section or
direct that the application be renewed within such period as may be specified.
(6) Any entry directed to be made in the register under subsection (3) shall show that the registration is provisional and no entry so made shall be converted to full registration without the consent of the Council signified in writing in that behalf.
(7) The Council shall, from time to time. publish, in the Federal Government Gazette, particulars of qualification for the time being accepted
for registration under this Act.
(8) The project management professionals from abroad who reside in Nigeria and wish to practise shall, within 12 months after the commencement of this Act, seek registration with the Institute to become members
(9) A person shall not be entitled to be appointed or engaged to head any project managenrent of any organisation unless, he is duly registered as a
member of the lnstitute, qualified by examination or approved award