Section 27: Miscellaneous administrative provisions.

1 The seal of the University shall be such as may be determined by the Council and approved by the Chancellor, and the affixing of the seal shall:
a in the case of certificates issued by the University, authenticated by the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar; and
b in the case of any other document, authenticated by any member of Council, the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar or any other person authorised by Statute.

2 Any document purporting to be a document executed under the seal of the University shall be received in evidence and is, unless the contrary is proved, presumed to be so executed.

3 Any contract or instrument which, if made or executed by a person not being a body corporate, would not be required to be under seal, may be made or executed on behalf of the University by any person generally or specially authorised to do so by the Council without sear.

4 The validity of any proceeding of any body established under this Act is not affected by any vacancy in the membership of the body, any defect in the appointment of a member of the body or by reason that any person not entitled to do so took part in the preceding.

5 A member of any such body who has a personal interest in any matter proposed to be considered by that body shall disclose his interest to the body and shall not vote on any question relating to that matter.

6 Nothing in section 12 of the Interpretation Act (which provides for the application in relation to subordinate legislation of certain incidental provisions) applies to Statutes or regulations made under this Act. [Cap. 123, LFN, 2004.]

7 The power conferred by this Act on any body to make Statutes or regulations includes power to revoke or vary any:
a Statute (including the Statute contained in the Third Schedule to this Act); or
b regulation by a subsequent Statute or subsequent regulation as the case may be:
Provided that Statutes or regulations may make different provisions in relation to different circumstances.

8 No stamp duty or other duty shall be payable in respect of any transfer of property to the University by virtue of sections 10, 21 or the Second Schedule to this Act.

9 Any notice or other instrument authorised to be served by virtue of this Act may, without prejudice to any other mode of service, be served by post.