8. Registration of service providers.- (Under Section 37 (2) (g) read with Section 10 (1): (1) The service providers to be registered under Section 10(1) of the Act shall apply for registration to the Protection Officer, as per the format in Form V in Schedule1, and the Protection Officer in whose area the service providers want to extend their facilities shall maintain the list of such registered service providers. (2) The service provider to be registered under Section 10(i) of the Act shall possess the following minimum qualifications: (a) The service provider should have been rendering the kind of services it is offering under the act for at least two years before applying for registration under the act. (b) In case of service providers running a medical facility, or a psychiatric counseling centre, or a vocational training institution, the registering authority shall ensure that the applicant fulfils the requirements for running such a facility or the institution prescribed as prescribed by the regulatory bodies regulating the respective professions or institutions. (c) In case of Service Providers running shelter homes, or any other facility the registering authority shall inspect the shelter home, prepare a report and record a finding on the report, detailing that adequate space and other facility for the persons seeking shelter is available. (d) Fulfill all the requirements as prescribed in Form No V of schedule 1. (e) The protection officer shall maintain proper records by way maintenance of registers duly indexed, containing the details of the service provider. | 