21. —- (1) subject to rules made under section 8 of this Act, a person shall be entitled to be registered as a printing professional if:
(a) He passes the qualifying examination accepted by the institute under this Act and completes the practical training prescribed by the council from time to time; or
(b) he holds a qualification granted outside Nigeria which is accepted by the Institute and he is by law entitled to practice as a printing professional in the country where the qualification was granted and if the council so requires he satisfies the council that he has had sufficient practical experience as a printing professional; or
(2) subject to this Act and the rules made under this Act, a person shall also be entitled to be registered as a printing professional, if satisfied the council that immediately before the commencement of this Act, he has not less than five years’ experience as a printing executive of a company registered under the Companies and Allied Matters Act.
(3) An applicant for registration under this Act shall, in addition to evidence of qualification, satisfy the council that he:
(a) Is of good character;
(b) Has attained the age of twenty-one years; and
(c) Has not been convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.
(4) The council may, in its discretion, provisionally accept a qualification produced in respect of an application for registration, or direct that the application be renewed within such period as may be specified in the direction.
(5) Any entry directed to be made in the register under subsection (4) of this section, shall grow that the registration is provisional, and no entry so made shall be converted to full registration without the approval of the council, in writing.
22. —- (1) a certificate under the hand of the registrar to the effect that any person was or was not registered as a printing professional under this Act at any time or during any period specified in the certificate, or as to any entry in the register of printers or as to any act or proceeding of the council shall until contrary is proved, be sufficient evidence of the matters therein specified.
