Section 19: Interpretation.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"approved qualification" means such qualification which is approved for the time being by the Board;
"Board" means the Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria established under section 1 (1) of this Act;
"estate surveyor and valuer" means any person registered as such under this Act;
"Institute" means the Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers;
"Minister" means Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to estate surveying and valuation;
"profession" means the profession of estate surveying and valuation;
"register" means the register maintained under this Act and "registered" shall be construed accordingly;
"Registrar" means the Registrar appointed in pursuance of section 6 of this Act.
(2) For the purpose of this Act, a person is registered if his name is for the time being entered in the register.
(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 of this Act, be served by post.