Section 22: Interpretation, etc.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"approved engineering qualification" means a qualification which is approved in respect of the engineering profession;
"approved" means for the time being approved under section 9 of this Act;
"certificate of experience" means a certificate granted in pursuance of section 13 of this Act;
"engineering personnel" includes a registered engineer, engineering technologist, engineering technician and engineering craftsman;
[1992 No. 27.]
"Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to the engineering profession generally;
"polytechnic" includes colleges of technology;
[1992 No. 27.]
"practice of engineering" includes any professional service or creative work requiring the application of special knowledge of mathematics, physics and engineering in form of consultation, invention, discovery, valuation, research and teaching in recognised engineering institutions, planning, operation, maintenance supervision of construction and installation involving investigating, advising, operating, evaluating, measuring, planning, designing, specifying, laying and directing, constructing, commissioning, inspecting or testing in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings machines, equipment, processes, works or projects;
[1992 No. 27.]
''prescribed'' means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
"register" means the register maintained under this Act, and "registered" shall be construed accordingly;
"registered engineer" means a person registered under this Act;
"regulations" means regulations made by the Minister;
"the Council" means the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria established by section 1 (1) of this Act;
"the Panel" has the meaning assigned to it by section 15 (3) of this Act;
"the Registrar" means the Registrar appointed in pursuance of section 4 of this Act;
"the Tribunal" has the meaning assigned to it by section 15 (1) of this Act.
(2) For the purpose 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 fully registered persons; and
(b) a person is provisionally registered if his name is for the time being entered in the other part of the register, and ''fully registered" and "provisionally registered" shall be construed in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.
(3) 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.]