Section 8: Duty of the Registrar to prepare the register.

(1) The Registrar shall prepare and maintain, in accordance with the rules made by the Council, a register of-
(a) names, addresses, and approval qualifications of all persons who are entitled, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to be registered as members of the Food Profession and who, in the manner prescribed by such rules, apply to be so registered;
(b) the institutions of higher learning accredited by the Council that are offering courses m food science and technology; and
(c) other persons and establishments as the Council may direct to be registered.
(2) The register is divided into Parts A and B.
(3) Part A of the register is a register of persons and is divided into two sub-parts of which:
(a) the first shall be in respect of premises in which members are engaged in professional practice; and
(b) the second shall be in respect of tertiary educational institutions accredited by the Council to offer courses in food science and technology.
(4) Subject to subsections (1) and (2), the Council shall make rules, with respect to the form and keeping of the register and making of entries therein and, in particular -
(a) regulate the making of application for registration and provide for the evidence to be produced m support of such applications;
(b) provide for the notification of the Registrar by the person to whom registered particulars relate or any change in those particulars;
(c) authorise a registered person to have any qualification which is, in relation to the relevant division of the profession, either an approved qualification or accepted qualification for the purposes of this Act, registered in relation to his name in addition to or, as he may elect, in substitution for any other qualification so registered;
(d) specify the fees, including any subscription, to be paid to the Council in respect of the entry of names on the register and authorise the Registrar to refuse to enter a name on the register until the fee for the entry has been paid; and
(e) specify other conditions and matters required to be specified under this section.
(5) Rules made for the purpose of paragraph (d) of this section shall not come into effect until they are confirmed at the next meeting of the Council or at a special general meeting of NIFST.