Section 20: Interpretation.

In this Act-
"Agency" means a Pilgrims Welfare Board or Agency of any of the States in the Federation including a Pilgrims Agency licensed under this Act;
"Chairman" or "member" means the persons so appointed by the President pursuant to section 2 (2) of this Act;
"Commission" means the body established under section 1 of this Act;
"corporate" or "corporation" means any association of persons incorporated under the Companies and Allied Matters Act or a body established by an Act of the National Assembly or by law of a House of Assembly of a State;
"function" includes duties;
"non-corporate" means any group or body of persons that is not incorporated;
"person" means without derogating from the definition in the Interpretation Act, any natural person or group of persons;
"President" means the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
"Secretary" means the Administrative and Accounting Officer of the Commission; and
"State" means any State Government, or organ of such a State Government, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
IT IS DECLARED in this Act-
(a) any reference to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa; and
(b) any reference to a male person shall include reference to a female person and vice versa.
(a) any reference to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa; and
(b) any reference to a male person shall include reference to a female person and vice versa.