Section 28: Interpretation.

1 In this Act:
"Act" means the Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State Act;
"appropriate authority" means any person, body or authority authorised by law to act in a specific or general capacity in relation to a subject matter;
"campus" means any campus which may be established by the University;
"college" means any college which may be established by the University;
"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
"graduate" means a person on whom a degree (other than an honorary degree) has been conferred by the University;
"gross misconduct" means any act of misconduct and improper behavior that may be designated as gross misconduct by any Statute or Regulation made under this Act.
"Minister" means the Minister charged with the responsibility for education;
"misconduct" means any conduct which is prejudicial to the good name of the University, discipline and the proper administration of the business of the University;
"notice" means notice in writing;
"officer" does not include the Visitor;
"prescribed" means prescribed by Statute or Regulation made under this Act;
"President" means the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
"professor" means a person designated as a professor of the University in accordance with provisions made in that behalf by Statute or by Regulations;
"property" includes rights, liabilities and obligations;
"provisional council" means the provisional council appointed for the University by the President with effect from September 2016;
"regulations" means regulations made by the Senate or Council;
"Senate" means the Senate of the University established by this Act;
"Statute" means a Statute made by the University under section I I and 12 of this Act;
"Statutes" means all such Statutes as are in force from time to time;
"teacher" means a person holding a full time appointment as a member of the teaching or research staff of the University;
"undergraduate" means a person in statupupilari in the University, other than-
(a) a graduate; and
(b) a person of such description as may be prescribed for the purposes of this definition; and
"University" the Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State incorporated and constituted by this Act.

2 Where in any provision of this Act, it is laid down that proposals are to be submitted or a recommendation is to be made by one authority to another through one or more intermediate authorities, it shall be the duty of every such intermediate authority to forward any proposal or recommendations received by it pursuant to that provision to the appropriate authority, but any such intermediate authority may, if it deems fit, forward its own comments thereon.