Section 5: Admission into the Institute.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, only persons of good character and integrity shall be admitted to membership of the Institute.
(2) Members admitted into the Institute shall possess adequate interest, knowledge and understanding of environmental practices and other related professions and may be registered in any of the following categories -
(a) Graduate Member, if the person has -
(i) spent at least six years as an Associate, and
(ii) been adjudged by the Council to possess adequate knowledge of environmental practice and management;
(b) Fellow, if the person has -
(i) spent at least 10 years as a full member of the institute, or
(ii) contributed significantly to the development of environmental practice and management;
(c) Associate Member, if the person is a -
(i) holder of a university degree or higher national diploma or its equivalent or who has spent at least four years in an affiliate grade,
(ii) holder of a university degree or higher national diploma in environmental science or any related discipline, or a person who has discharged duties at a senior level in environmental practice and management continuously for at least six years,
(iii) graduate of the Institute who has competently discharged executive or advisory duties at a senior level in environmental practice and management for at least four years since election to the grade of member, and
(iv) non-graduate who has spent at least 10 years in an affiliate grade, and possesses standard knowledge and qualities essential for a successful environmental practice and management; and
(d) Honourary Fellow, if the person is a member of the Institute or any individual who, in the opinion of the Council, has contributed immensely to the development of the environmental sector in any capacity.
(3) A member of the Institute shall be entitled to receive, from the Council, a certificate in such form as the Council may approve for that purpose and a Fellow or an Associate Member shall be entitled to use such letters after his name as may be authorised by the Council as follows -
(a) a member registered into the category of individual membership shall be entitled to use the initials "MIEPN";
(b) a member registered into the category of membership of Fellow shall be entitled to use the initials "FIEPN";
(c) a member registered into the category of membership of Associate shall be entitled to use the initials "AIEPN";
(d) a member or an individual conferred with honorary Fellow shall be entitled to use the initials "FIEPN (Hon)".