Section 24: Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Board" means the National Board for Technical Education established under the National Board for Technical Education Act;
"Council" means the Council established as the governing body of the Institute under section 4 of this Act;
"fees" includes annual subscriptions;
"Incorporated Institute" means the Institute of Executive Secretaries and Administration of Nigeria incorporated under the Companies Act, 1968;
"Institute" means the Chartered Institute of Administration established under section 1 of this Act;
''member of the Institute" means a registered fellow, member, associate, honorary member, honorary fellow or retired member and "membership of the Institute" shall be construed accordingly;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to education;
"Panel" has the meaning assigned to it by section 15 of this Act;
"President" and "Vice-President" mean respectively the office holders under those names in the Institute;
''Profession" means the profession of administration;
"register" means the register maintained in pursuance of section 6 of this Act; and
"Tribunal" has the meaning assigned to it by section 15 of this Act.