Section 11: Registration of members and premises.

(1) Subject to section 5 and the rules made under section 8 (4) (a) and (b), a person is entitled to be a member of the Food Profession if he satisfies the Council that he -
(a) holds the qualification approved for membership of the Food Profession and has been admitted into the membership of NIFST as a professional member;
(b) is by law entitled to practise for all purposes as a food professional in the country in which the qualification was granted; and
(c) holds at least one of the qualifications prescribed for the purpose of registration and has complied with other requirements prescribed under this Act.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), a person is entitled to be registered under the provisions of this Act if he holds such certificate as may be recognised by the Council.
(3) A person applying for registration under this Act shall, in addition to evidence of qualification, satisfy the Council that he is a fit and proper person.
(4) The Council may, 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.
(5) An entry directed to be made in the register under this subsection 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 in that behalf.
(6) The Council shall publish in the Federal Government Gazette particulars of qualifications accepted for registration under this Act.