Section 4: Admission into the Institute.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, members admitted to the Institute shall possess an adequate knowledge of the practice of public- analysis and be registered as members of the Institute in the category of-
(a) fellows; or
(b) associates; or
(c) members; or
(d) honorary members;
(e) honorary fellows.
(2) A person accorded by the Council established by this Act status as a public analyst shall be entitled to the use of that name and shall be registered as-
(a) a fellow if-
(i) he has spent at least seven years as an associate of the Institute and he satisfies the Council that for a continuous period of five years immediately preceding the application he has been in active practice as a public analyst; and
(ii) he is otherwise considered by the Council to be a fit person to be so registered;
(b) an associate if-
(i) he has spent at least six years as a member of the Institute and satisfies the Council that he possesses adequate knowledge of public analysis;
and
(ii) he is otherwise considered by the Council to be a fit person to be so registered;
(c) a member if-
(i) he holds a certificate of the examination of the Institute or has any other qualification approved by the Council;
(ii) he satisfied the provisions of section 8 of this Act; and
(iii) he is otherwise considered by the Council to be a fit person to be so registered.
(3) An honorary fellow and honorary member of the Institute shall be a person admitted as such by a resolution of the Council.
(4) A person accorded by the Council under this Act status as a member of the Institute shall be entitled to the use of that name and shall be enrolled as-
(a) a fellow-
(i) if he satisfies the Council that for a continuous period of five years immediately preceding the application he has been in continuous active practice as a public analyst;
(ii) if he is the holder of the certificate of the examination of the institute and approved professional qualification;
(iii) if he is otherwise considered by the Council to be a fit person to be so enrolled;
(b) a member-
(i) if he is the holder of the certificate of the examination of the Institute and approved academic professional qualification; and
(ii) if he is otherwise considered by the Council to be a fit person to be so enrolled;
(c) an associate-
(i) if for a continuous period of not less than three years immediately preceding the application (the period of membership of the Institution in the discretion of the Council, counting in that behalf) he has been enrolled as associate;
(ii) if he is otherwise considered by the Council to be a fit person to be so enrolled.
(5) An honorary fellow and honorary member of the Institute shall be a person admitted as such by a resolution of the Council.
(6) The Council may with the approval of the Minister make regulations to provide for an increase or reduction in the membership of the Council and may make such amendments of subsection (2) of this section and the First Schedule to this Act as the Minister considers expedient for the purposes of or in consequence of the increase or reduction.