Section 27: Interpretation

In this Act -
"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Council appointed under Section 3(1)(a) of this Act;
"Commission" means the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission established under section 1 of this Act;
"Council" means the Governing Council established for the Commission under section 3(1) of this Act;
"Indigene" means a person from Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Plateau and any other State where hydroelectric power is generated;
"Member" means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman;
"Member States" means Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Plateau and any other State where hydroelectric power is generated; and
"President" means the President and Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.