Section 36: Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Agency" means the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure established by section 1 of this Act;
"Board" means the Governing Board of the Agency established by section 2 of this Act;
"chairman" means the chairman of the Board of the Agency;
"fund" means the fund of the Agency as established under section 20 of this Act;
"member" means a member of the Board and includes the chairman;
"principal officer" means the co-ordinating directors and the secretary;
''public service" has the meaning assigned to it in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
"secretary" means the secretary to the Agency, who is also the secretary of the Board;
"subsidiary" means a semi-autonomous corporate body, with its Board of Directors, which is supervised by the Agency;
"vice-chairman" means the vice-chairman and chief executive of the Agency.