Section 13: Rules as to articles, etc.

(1) The Council may make rules for-
(a) the training of registered members of the profession and of suitable persons in professional practice; or
(b) the supervision and regulation of the engagement, training and transfer of such person.
(2) The Council may also make rules-
(a) prescribing the amount and date for payment of the annual subscription and annual renewal of a studentship and for such purpose, different amounts may be prescribed by the rules for a fellow, member, associate, honorary member, honorary fellow or student of the Institute;
(b) prescribing the form of licence to practice to be issued annually or, if the Council thinks fit, by endorsement on an existing licence;
(c) restricting the right to practice as a chartered member of the profession in default of payment of the amount of the annual subscription where the default continues for longer than such period as may be prescribed by the rules;
(d) restricting the right to practice as a member of the profession if the qualification granted outside Nigeria does not entitle the holder to practice as a member of the profession; and
(e) prescribing the period of practical training in the office of a chartered member of the profession in practice to be completed before a person qualifies for a licence to practice as a member of the profession.
(3) Rules when made shall, if the chairman of the Council so directs, be published in the Gazette.