Section 2: Duties of the Institute.

The Institute shall be charged with the general duty of-(a) advancing science laboratory technology profession (in this Act referred to as "the profession") ;
(b) determining the standards of knowledge, exposure to equipment, practicals and skills, to be attained by persons seeking to become registered members of the profession and reviewing those standards, from time to time, as circumstances may require ;
(c) promoting the highest standards of competence, practice and conduct among the members of the profession ;
(d) securing, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the establishment and maintenance of a register of members of the profession and the publication, from time to time, of the lists of those persons ;
(e) serving as an agency to secure, safeguard and advance the professional knowledge, standing, efficiency and interests of science laboratory technologists through the Council established under section 4 of this Act ;
(f) conducting examinations and granting certificates and diplomas and advising on, assisting in examinations relating to science laboratory technology in Nigeria;
(g) conducting research in all the areas of science laboratory technology ;
(h) serving as a certifying agency through its registered members ;
(i) ensuring safety standards and necessary facilities in science laboratories and workshops in Nigeria ;
(j) ensuring, through its registered members, effective and efficient management and administration of all science laboratories in Nigeria;
(k) arranging appropriate on-the-job training for members of the profession;
(l) conducting inspection of science laboratories in schools, post-secondary institutions, industries and research institutes in order to improve the professional standards ;
(m) doing such things as may advance and promote the advancement of the profession in both the public and private sectors of the economy ; and
(n) performing, through the Council established under Section 4 of this Act, the functions conferred on it by this Act.