Section 8: Appointment of Registrar and other staff and their duties.

(1) The Council shall-
(a) appoint a fit and proper person who shall be a member of the Institute to be the Registrar for the purpose of this Act; and
(b) appoint 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 of the institute if he-
(a)
is a citizen of Nigeria;
(b)
possesses a relevant qualification from a recognised institution of higher learning;
(c)
has at least 16 years cognate experience; and
(d)
possesses professional qualification of -
(i) Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria,
(ii) Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply London, or
(iii) National Association of Purchasing Supply Management (now called the Institute of Supply Management USA) and shall have held 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, namely-
(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 with respect to necessary professional forms and keeping of the register and the making of entries of particulars therein-
(a) regulating the making of applications for enrolment or registration, as the case may be, 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 any registered particulars concern, of any change in those particulars;
(c) authorizing 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 subscription, to be paid in the Institute; and
(e) specifying anything failing to be specified under this section.
(6) Any rule for the purpose of subsection (5) (d) of this section shall not come into force until they are confirmed at a special meeting of the Institute convened for the purpose or at the next annual general meeting, as the case may be.
(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 time to time, any necessary alteration to the registered particulars of registered persons;
(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 thereto as the Council may direct or require.
(8) If the Registrar-
(a) sends by post, e-mail, telephone or e-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 despatch; 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 despatch, 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 particular deleted therefrom under this subsection.