Section 29: Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"allied institutions" includes the Command Secondary School, Air Force Secondary Schools and such private secondary schools as may be admitted by the Council, from time to time, to undertake any of the examinations conducted by the Council;
"Board" means the National Examinations Council established by section (2) of this Act;
"Council" means the National Examinations Council established by section 1 of this Act;
"chairman" means the chairman of the Board;
"examination" means any examination held or conducted by or on behalf of the Council or on behalf of any other body by the Council pursuant to this Act;
"external candidates" means candidates who in their capacity as individual students sit for the examinations held usually in the months of November and December leading to the award of Senior Secondary School Certificates;
"external Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations" means the examinations that candidates as individual students sit for which are usually held in the months of November and December leading to the award of Senior Secondary School Certificates;
"internal candidates" means candidates who in their capacity as students of particular secondary schools sit for the examinations held usually in the months of May and June leading to the award of Senior Secondary School Certificates;
"internal Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations" means the examinations that candidates as students of particular secondary schools sit for which are held usually in the months of May and June leading to the award of Senior Secondary School Certificates;
"member" means any member of the Board and includes the chairman;
"Minister" means the Minister changed with responsibility for matters relating to education;
"registrar" means the registrar of the Council appointed pursuant to section 9 of this Act.