Section 10: Persons deemed to practice as professional counsellors.

(1) A person who -
(a) has been approved and endorsed by the Council as a "Foundation Member" and this includes all persons present at the preliminary inaugural meetings of the Association held on 15 November, 1975, 17-18 June, 1976, and all persons who, though absent, expressed the desire to be members at those times, or
(b) holds the accepted qualification or its equivalent, obtained 10 years before the commencement of this Act and satisfies the conditions mentioned in section 7 (2),
may be exempted from taking the professional practice competence examination, but issued the certificate of professional competence after payment of the prescribed fees to enable him register fully as a Professional Counsellor, if the Council is satisfied that he has acquired adequate professional practice experience as a Professional Counsellor to deserve the exemption.
(2) A person shall be issued a certificate of professional competence if -
(a) during his employment after qualification, he has acquired practical experience under the personal supervision and guidance of one or more fully registered counsellors for the period of two years; and
(b) the manner in which he carried out the duties of his employment and his conduct during the period of his employment, are satisfactory.
(3) The employer, being a fully registered Counsellor supervising the work of persons employed with a view to obtaining a certificate of professional competence, shall ensure that the person is given opportunity of acquiring the practical experience for the purpose of subsection (2) (a).
(4) The Registrar shall, immediately after the entry in the register of any person's name, or removal of such name from the register, give notice in writing to the institution of the entry or removal together with all the relevant particulars.