Section 12: Registration of non-Nigerian pharmacists

(1) A person who is not a citizen of Nigeria may be registered as pharmacist under this Act if the country of which he is a citizen or national, as the case may be, grants reciprocal registration facilities to Nigerian citizens and if-
(a) he holds a qualification approved by the Council;
(b) he has passed the Council's examination in law and ethics governing the practice of pharmacy in Nigeria and such other examinations as the Council may prescribe and before being registered acquires the required experience in accordance with section 11 (1) (a) of this Act;
(c) he has been resident in Nigeria for not less than twelve calendar months immediately preceding the date of his application for registration.
(2) An applicant for registration shall in addition to evidence of qualification, satisfy, the Council that-
(a) he is of good character;
(b) he has attained the age of 21 years;
(c) he has not been convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty; and
(d) he has paid the prescribed fees.
(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 such 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.