Section 24: Interpretation

(1) In this Act-
"Attorney-General" means the Attorney-General of the Federation;
"Council" means the Legal Aid Council established under section 1 of this Act;
"Community Legal Services" are services which may include non-court advisory services, public awareness service, mediation, and other counseling services required generally;
"offence" means offences that are specified in the Second Schedule or as created under this Act.
"paralegal" describes any person although not admitted to the practice of law in Nigeria, performs substantially legal tasks under the direction and supervision of a legal practitioner.
"proceedings" means-
(a) any proceeding before any court dealing with individual; and
(b) any other such proceedings concerning an individual before such court or body as may be authorized by the Director-General;
"Tribunal" includes an ad-hoc tribunal.
(2) In this Act, references to persons seeking or receiving legal aid do not include references to corporate bodies.