Section 11: Approval of Qualifications.

(1) The Council may approve any institutions for the purposes of this Act and may for those purposes approve-
(a) any course of training at an approved institution which is intended for persons who are seeking to become or are already marketers and which the Council considers is designed to confer on persons completing it, sufficient knowledge and skill for admission to the Institute; and
(b) any qualification which, as a result of an examination taken in conjunction with a course of training approved by the Council under this section is granted to candidates reaching a standard at the examination indicating, in the opinion of the Council, that the candidates have sufficient knowledge and skill to practice as marketers.
(2) The Council may, if it thinks fit, withdraw any approval given under this section in respect of any course, qualification or institutions, but before withdrawing such an approval, the Council shall-
(a)
give notice that it proposes to do so to each person in Nigeria appearing to the Council to be the person by whom the course is conducted or the qualification is granted or the Institution is controlled, as the case may be; and
(b) afford each such person an opportunity of making to the Council representations with regard to the proposal in pursuance of paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(3) A course, qualification or institution shall not be treated as approved during any period the approval is withdrawn under subsection (2) of this section.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, the withdrawal of approval under subsection (2) of this section shall not prejudice the registration or eligibility for registration (either unconditionally or subject to his obtaining a certificate of experience) immediately before the approval was withdrawn.
(5) The giving or withdrawal of an approval under this section shall have effect from such date, either before or after the execution of the instrument signifying the giving or withdrawal of the approval, as the Council may specify in the instrument, and the Council shall-
(a) as soon as may be practicable, publish a copy of every such instrument in the official news letter and magazine of the Institute; and
(b) not later than 7 days before its publication as aforesaid, send a copy of the instrument to the Minister.