Section 13: Registration as Freight Forwarder

(1) Subject to section 22 of this Act, and to rules made under section 11 (4) of this Act, a person shall be entitled to be registered under this Act if-
(a) he has attended a course of training approved by the Council under section 15 of this Act;
(b) the course was conducted at an institution approved by the Council, or partly at one such institution and partly at another or others;
(c) he holds a qualification approved by the Council;
(d) he holds a certificate of experience issued pursuant to section 20 (1);
(e) he has completed a minimum of five years practical working experience in an approved freight forwarding establishment and submits an acceptable certificate of experience;
(2) Subject as aforesaid, a person shall also be entitled to be registered under this Act if-
(a) he passes the qualifying examination conducted by an institution approved by the Council and completes the practical training prescribed; or
(b) holds a qualification granted outside Nigeria and for the time being accepted by the Council and is by law entitled to practice for all purposes as a freight forwarder in the country in which the qualification was granted
and, if the Council so requires, he satisfies the Council that he has had sufficient experience as a freight forwarder;
(c) he holds an approved degree in transport or maritime studies from a recognized higher institution and has passed the professional examinations approved by the Council.
(3) An applicant for registration shall in addition to evidence of qualification, satisfy the Council that-
(a) he is of good character;
(b) he has attained the age of twenty-one years; and
(c) he has not been convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.
(4) The Council may, in its sole 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 in the direction.
(5) Any entry directed to be made in the Register, under subsection (4) 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.
(6) The Council shall, from time to time, publish in the Gazette particulars of qualifications for the time being accepted for registration under this Act.