Section 7: Registration.

(1) Subject to the provision of this Act and to rules made under section 17, a person shall not be entitled to be fully registered under this Act as a Professional Counsellor, unless he-
(a) has attended a course of training approved by the Council under section 8;
(b) has passed the professional practice competence examination conducted by the Association and moderated by the Council;
(c) is a certified member of the Association;
(d) renders professional service or assistance in or about matters of principles or details relating to counselling management and administration: or
(e) render any other service which may by rules or Bye-Laws made by the Council be designated as service constituting practice as a professional counseling administration practitioner.
(2) An applicant for registration under this Act shall, in addition to the evidence of qualification, satisfy the Council that he-
(a) is of good character; and
(b) has not been convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.
(3) A fully registered Professional Counsellor is entitled to a seal from the Council but any seal presented under this subsection may be withdrawn by the Council from a member on-
(a) his ceasing to be a registered member;
(b) being convicted of an offence under this Act; or
(c) disciplinary grounds, and his ceasing to be a member of the Association.
(4) The Council may in its 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) The Council shall publish in the Federal Government Gazette, particulars of qualifications accepted for registration under this Act.
(6) The Council may impose further conditions for the purpose of any registration under this Act but such conditions shall not come into effect until published in the Federal Government Gazette.