Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Practitioners Act

Arrangement of Sections

3. provisions of the Act.

4. president shall be construed accordingly.

5. therein mentioned.

6. Financial provisions

7. Council.

10. Registration

11. publish in the Federal Gazette, particulars of other qualifications accepted by the Council

12. instrument to the Minister.

13. Professional discipline

14. those bodies.

15. Miscellaneous and general

16. Institute, in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made by the Council; and if approved,

17. public as a public relations practitioner; or

18. Gazette, after such rules have been confirmed by the Institute, in accordance with the

19. necessary.

20. into force of this Act or such earlier date as may be prescribed for the purposes of this

21. at its meeting, and if then annulled, shall cease to have effect on the day after the

22. matters arising from the transfer by this section to the Institute of the property of the Association

23. not a fellow, member or an associate.

PART I

Establishment, etc., of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Practitioners

SECTION

Establishment of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Practitioners.

Categories of membership of the Institute.

Election of President and Vice-President of the Institute.

Council of the Institute.

Power of the Council.

PART II

Financial provisions

Fund of the Institute.

Accounts, etc.

PART III

The Registrar and the register

Appointment of Registrar, etc., and preparation of the register.

Publication of register and lists of corrections.

PART IV

Registration

10. Registration of public relations practitioners.

11.Approval of qualifications, etc.

12. Supervision of instructions, etc., and examinations leading to approved qualifications.

PART V

Professional discipline

Establishment of Disciplinary Tribunal and Investigating Panel.

Penalties for unprofessional conduct, etc.

PART VI

Miscellaneous and general

Application of this Act to unenrolled persons.

When a person is deemed to practise as public relations practitioner.

Rules as to practice, etc.

SECTION

Provisions of library facilities, etc.

Offences.

Regulations and rules.

Dissolution of the Association and transfer of certain property, etc.

Interpretation.

Short title.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

Supplementary provisions relating to the Council