Section 16: Interpretation.

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires-
"charters and concessions" include franchises, licences, rights and privileges with or without financial or other assistance;
"core operations" means the functions referred to in section 2 (2) of this Act and includes the cost of maintaining and operating the Institute;
"Foundations" means the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations;
"the Government" means the Federal Government of Nigeria;
"the proposal" means the Proposal for an International Institute of Tropical Agriculture located in Nigeria referred to in the Schedule to this Act and references to sundry provisions of the proposal shall be construed accordingly.