Section 17: Interpretation, etc.

1
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"approved" means for the time being approved by the Council under section 9 of this Act;
"approved architectural qualification" means a qualification which is approved by the Council under this Act;
"architect" means any person professionally entitled to registration under this Act;
"architecture" means the art and science in theory and practice of design, erection, commissioning, maintenance and management and co-ordination of allied professional inputs thereto of buildings, or part thereof and the layout and master plan of such building or groups of buildings forming a comprehensive institution, establishment or neighbourhood as well as any other organised space, enclosed or opened, required for human and other activities;
[1990 No. 43.]
"certificate of experience" means a certificate granted in pursuance of section 11 of this Act;
"Council" means the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria established by section 2 (1) of the Act;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for architecture;
[1990 No. 43.]
"Panel" has the meaning assigned to it by section 12 (3) of this Act;
"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
"register" means the register maintained under this Act;
"registered" shall be construed accordingly;
"Registrar" means the Registrar appointed in pursuance of section 5 of this Act;
''regulations" means regulations made by the Minister;
"Tribunal" has the meaning assigned to it by section 12 (1) of this Act.
2 References in this Act to employment by a Government, include references to employment by any statutory corporation or State owned company.
3 For the purposes of this Act-
a a person is fully registered, if his name is for the time being entered in the part of the register maintained in respect of architects entitled to practise as principals; and
b
a person is provisionally registered, if his name is for the time being entered in the other part of that register,
and "fully registered" and "provisionally registered" shall be construed in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.
4
Any approval, consent, direction, notice, observation, report, representation or request authorised or required to be given or made by or under this Act shall be in writing and may, without prejudice to any other method of service but subject to the provisions of rules made under the Second Schedule to this Act, be served by post.
[Second Schedule.]