Section 8: Registration of members of the profession.

(1) Subject to section 15 of this Act and to rules made under section 6 of this Act, a person shall be entitled to be registered as a member of the profession if-
(a) he passes the qualifying examination for registration recognised or conducted by the Council under this Act and completes the practical training prescribed;
(b) he holds a qualification granted and for the time being accepted by the Institute and satisfies the Council that he has had sufficient practical experience as a member of the profession; or
(c)
he holds a qualification granted outside Nigeria and for the time being accepted by the Institute which entitles him to practise for all purposes as a public analyst in the country in which the qualification was granted,
and he qualifies for registration as a member in any of the categories, specified in section 4 of this Act.
(2) An applicant for registration under this Act shall, in addition to evidence of qualification, satisfy the Council that-
(a) he is of good character;
(b) he had attained the age of 21 years; and
(c) he has not been convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.
(3) The Council may, in its sole 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.
(4) Any entry directed to be made in the register under subsection (3) of this section shall show that the registration is provisional and no entry so made shall be converted to full registration without the consent of the Council, signified in writing in that behalf.
(5) The Council shall, from time to time, publish in the Gazette particulars of qualifications for the time being acceptable for registration by the Institute.