Section 15: Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"academic units" includes departments, faculties, schools, colleges, institutes, centres and all such academic divisions in the universities at the postgraduate, undergraduate, pre-degree and non-degree levels;
"accreditation" means a system for recognising educational institutions and programmes offered in these institutions for a level of performance, integrity and quality which entitles them to the confidence of the educational community, the public they serve and employers of labour;
"chairman" means the chairman of the National Universities Commission;
"Commission" means the National Universities Commission established under section 1 of this Act;
"Executive Secretary" means the person appointed as the Executive Secretary to the Commission in pursuance of section 5 (1) of this Act;
"member" means a member of the Commission and includes the chairman;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for higher education.