26. (1) The Council shall issue a certificate of registration to a person who has been registered under section 25. (2) A certificate of registration issued under sub-section (1) shall bear a number and the official seal of the Council and be signed by the President and the Secretary and shall contain the following, namely:ÔÇö(a) a passport size photograph of the person registered;(b) the full signature of the person registered; and(c) such other particulars as may be prescribed by regulations. (3) A copy of the certificate with all the particulars specified in sub-section (2) shall be kept in the official records of the Council. (4) A person to whom a certificate of registration has been issued may, if the original is lost, defaced or mutilated or for any other reason, obtain a duplicate thereof on payment of the same fee as was paid for the original. ¹[(5) A certificate of registration issued under this section shall remain valid for a period of five years from the date of its issue and shall, upon an application made in this behalf, be renewed on payment of the same fee as was paid for the original.]