Section 10: Approval of qualifications

(1) The Council may approve any relevant qualification for the purpose of this Act, and may, for those purposes, approve a —
(a) course of training at any approved institution which is intended for persons who are seeking to become or are already Chartered Statisticians and which the Council considers is designed to confer on persons completing it sufficient knowledge and skill for admission to the Institute; and
(b) relevant qualification which, as a result of an examination taken in conjunction with a course of training approved by the Council under this section, is granted to candidates reaching a standard at the examination indicating in the opinion of the members of the Council that the candidates have sufficient knowledge and skill to practice Statistics.
(2) The Council may, if it deems fit, withdraw any approval given under this section in respect of any course, qualification or institution but, before withdrawing such an approval, the Council shall -
(a) give notice that it proposes to do so to reach each person in Nigeria appearing to the Council to be a person by whom the course is conducted or the qualification is granted or the institution is controlled, as the case may be;
(b) afford each such person an opportunity of making to the Council, representations with regard to the proposal; and
(c) take into consideration any representation made as respects the proposal under paragraph (b).
(3) With regard to the period during which the approval of the Council under this section for a course, qualification or institution is withdrawn, the course, qualification or institution shall be treated as approved but the withdrawal of such an approval shall not prejudice the registration or eligibility for registration of any person who, by virtue of the approval was registered or eligible for registration (either unconditionally or subject to his obtaining a certificate or experience) immediately before the approval was withdrawn.
(4) The giving or withdrawal of an approval under this section shall have effect from such date, either before or after the execution of the instrument, and the Council shall -
(a) publish a copy of every such instrument in the Federal Government Gazette; and
(b) not later than seven days before its publication, send a copy of the instrument to the Minister for execution.