Section 4: Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Brown Card" means the Ecowas Brown Card within the meaning of the Protocol;
"Community" or "ECOWAS" means the Economic Community of West African States;
"member of the National Bureau" means an insurer duly registered under the relevant law in Nigeria as an insurance company and who has entered into an agreement with the Nigerian National Bureau for the purpose of participating in the ECOW AS Brown Card Scheme;
"Protocol" means the Protocol on the Establishment of ECOWAS Brown Card Scheme relating to Third Party Liability Insurance (No. A/PI/5/82) signed and ratified by
Member States.