Section 54: Interpretation.

"academic staff" means a member of staff of the Institute whose sole and primary responsibility is teaching, research and assessment of students;
"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
"Board" means the Governing Board of the Institute established under section 7 (1) of this Act;
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Institute appointed under section 12 of this Act;
"enrolled" in relation to a member, means a registered member under this Act;
"Executing Agency" means the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism that existed immediately before the commencement of this Act;
"fees" includes annual subscription;
"functions" includes powers and duties;
"hospitality" includes a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, and additional fields within the tourism industry;
"hospitality, travel and tourism" includes the activities enumerated under the Second Schedule to this Act;
"Institute" means the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism established under this Act;
"establishment or enterprise" means the activities enumerated under the Second Schedule;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with the responsibility for matters relating to culture and tourism;
"officer" means a staff of senior rank of the Institute;
"register" means the register of hospitality, travel and tourism practitioners maintained under this Act; and
"tourism" includes the business or industry of providing information, accommodations, transportation, and other related services to tourists.