Section 7: Registration of town planners.

(1) Subject to section 12 and to rules made under section 5 (4) of this Act, a person shall be entitled to be fully registered as a town planner if-
(a) he passes the qualifying examination for registration recognised or conducted by the Council under this Act; or
(b) he holds a qualification granted outside Nigeria which for the time being is accepted by the Council and he is by law entitled to practise for all purposes as a town planner in the country in which the qualification was granted and, if the Council so requires, he satisfies the Council that he has had sufficient practical experience as a town planner.
(2) Subject as aforesaid, a person shall also be entitled to be registered under this Act if-
(a) he holds a certificate recognised by the Council and has not less than two years' post-qualification practical experience in the profession; or
(b) he has passed an examination approved by the Council and has not had less than two years' post-qualification practical experience in the profession.
(3) An applicant for registration under this Act shall, in addition to evidence of qualification, satisfy the Council that he is of good character.
(4) A person shall be entitled to be registered provisionally under this Act if-
(a) he holds a certificate recognised by the Council and has not had the two years' post-qualification practical experience in the profession; or
(b) he has passed an examination conducted or approved by the Council and has not had two years' post-qualification practical experience in the profession.
(5) Any entry directed to be made in the register under subsection (4) of this section shall show that the registration is provisional, and no entry so made shall be converted to full registration without the consent of the Council specified in writing in that behalf.
(6) The Council shall, from time to time, publish in the Federal Gazette particulars of the qualifications for the time being accepted for registration under this Act.