Section 11: 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 procurement 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 on 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 practice continuously for a period of five years as a purchasing and supply manager: provided that his application is sponsored by two members of the Institute who shall have been members for a minimum of five years and the application is made within 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 18 years; and
(c) has not been convicted by any court or tribunal in Nigeria or elsewhere for an offence involving 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) of this section, 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 purchasing and supply 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 purchasing and supply chain management of any organization unless he is duly registered as a member of the Institute qualified by examination.