Section 24
Qualification for registration
A person shall be registered as a counsellor if he satisfies the Board that he is a Malaysian citizen or a permanent resident of Malaysia, is not less than twenty-one years of age, is a fit and proper person to be registered as a counsellor and holds any of the qualifications specified in the Second Schedule.
(2)
Where a person holds any qualification which is not specified in the Second Schedule but the Board is satisfied that such qualification is not less than any of or equivalent to the qualifi-cations specified in that Schedule, the Board may approve the registration of such person as a counsellor if he satisfies the Board that he is a Malaysian citizen or a permanent resident of Malaysia, is not less than twenty-one years of age and is a fit and proper person to be registered as a counsellor.
(3)
The Minister may, after consulting the Board, amend the
Second Schedule by order published in the Gazette.