Section 21: Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Board" means the Board of Fellows;
"Council" means the Council established as the governing body of the Institute under section 3 of this Act;
"enrolled" in relation to a fellow, a member, an associate member or an affiliate means registered in the part of the register relating to a fellow, member, associate member or affiliate as the case may be;
"fees" includes annual subscriptions;
"Institute" means the Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria established under section 1 of this Act;
"member" means member of the Institute;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to labour;
"President" and "Vice-President" means respectively the office holders under those names in the Institute;
"register" means the register maintained in pursuance of section 6 of this Act;
"Tribunal" has the meaning assigned thereto by section 11 of this Act.