GRADES OF MEMBERSHIP
Section 17 of the Chemists Act reads as follows:
Membership of the Institute shall be one of three grades, namely Fellow, Member,
and Licentiate.
A person shall, before admission as a Fellow, satisfy the Council that he has -
a degree or any equivalent academic qualification, in chemistry or in any
specialized discipline associated with chemistry from one of the examinations listed
in the Second Schedule;
practical experience in chemistry of not less than ten years;
made a substantial contribution to chemistry; and
attained thirty-three years of age or such lesser age as the Council may, in any special case, allow
A person shall, before admission as a Member, satisfy the Council that he has -
a degree or any equivalent academic qualification, in chemistry or in any
specialized discipline associated with chemistry from one of the examinations listed in
the Second Schedule;
practical experience in chemistry of not less than three years for a degree or its
equivalent or not less than one year for a master or higher degree or its equivalent; and
attained twenty-one years of age.
A person shall, before admission as a Licentiate, satisfy the Council that he has -
a degree or any equivalent academic qualification, in chemistry or in any specialized discipline associated with chemistry from one of the examinations listed in the Second Schedule;
practical experience in chemistry of not less than one year for a degree or its equivalent or its equivalent; and
attained twenty-one years of age.
QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS (SECOND SCHEDULE OF THE CHEMISTS ACT)
The qualifying examinations of the Institute are:
The final examinations of the Institute
Any examination anywhere or part thereof recognized by the Government, after consultation with
the Institute, as being equivalent to or higher than the final examinations of the Institute.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RETENTION Section 23 of the Chemists (General) Rules 1977 reads as follows:
An Application by a member for retention on the register for any year must be made in Form
4 in the Schedule before the 1st January of the year.
If no application for retention on the register is made by a member before 30th June of the
year for which retention is due, his name shall be removed from the register and a fresh application must be made if he desires to be again admitted as a member of the Institute.