Section 29: Interpretation.

In this Act-

"campus" means any campus which Inay be established by the University;

"College" means the College established under section 2 (1) (g) of this Act for the University;

"Council" means the Governing Council of the University established by section 5 of this Act;

"functions" includes powers and duties;

“graduate" means a person on whom a degree, other than an honorary degree, has been conferred by the University and any other person as may be designated as a graduate by the Council, acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Senate;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Education;

"notice" means notice in writing;

"officer" does not include the Visitor;
"prescribed" means prescribed by Statute or regulations;

"Professor" means a person designated as a Professor of the University in accordance with provisions made in that behalf by the statute or regulations;

"property" includes rights, liabilities and obligations;

"Provisional Council" means the provisional council appointed for the University;

"regulations" means regulations made by the Senate or the Council;

“Senate" means the Senate of the University established under section 2 (1) (c) of this Act;

"school" means a unit of closely related academic programmes;

"Statute" means a statute made by the University under section 11 and 12 of this Act;

"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 registered as a student undergoing a course of study for a first degree of the University or such other course in the University as may be approved by the Senate as qualifying a student undergoing it for the status of an under-graduate;

"University" means Federal University of Education Pankshin, Plateau State established under section 1 (1) of this Act.