Section 8: Appointment of Registrar and preparation of register.

(1) The Council shall appoint a person knowledgeable in environmental practice for at least 10 years to be the Registrar of the Institute, and other persons as the Council may deem necessary to assist the Registrar in the performance of his functions under this Act.
(2) The Registrar shall be the Chief Executive officer of the Institute and Secretary to the Council.
(3) The Registrar shall prepare and maintain a Register of names, addresses, approved qualifications and other relevant particulars as may be specified in the rules made by the Council, of all categories and classes of members or persons registered as Environmental Practitioners in the Country.
(4) The register shall consist of parts established according to professional disciplines approved by the Council and the Council shall review parts of the disciplines as the need arises.
(5) The Council may make regulations with respect to the form, keeping of the register, making of entries and in particular -
(a) regulate the making of applications for registration, and providing for the evidence to be produced in support of applications;
(b) provide for the notification to the Registrar, by the person to whom any registered particulars relate, of any change in those particulars;
(c) authorise a registered person to have a qualification or work experience which is in relation to the environment; and
(d) specify the fees, including any registration fees, to be paid to the Institute in respect of the entry of names on the register and authorise the Registrar to refuse to enter a name on the register until any fee specified for the entry has been paid.
(6) Any rule made for the purpose of subsection (5) (d) shall not come into effect until it is approved at the annual general meeting.