Section 25: Miscellaneous and administrative provisions.

1 The seal of the University shall be such as may be determined by the Council and approved by the Chancellor, and the affixing of the seal shall be authenticated by any member of the Council and by the Vice-Chancellor, Secretary to the Council or any other person authorised by Statutes.

2 Any document purporting to be a document executed under the seal of the University shall be received in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be so executed.

3 Any contract or instrument which if made or executed by a person not being a body corporate, would not be required to be under seal, may be made or executed on behalf of the University by any person generally or specially authorised to do so by the Council.

4 The validity of any proceedings of anybody established under this Act shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership of the body, by any defect in the appointment of a member of the body or by reason that any person not entitled to do so took part in the proceedings.

5 Any member of any such body who has a personal interest in any matter proposed to be considered by that body shall immediately disclose his interest to the body and shall not vote on any question relating to that matter.

6 Nothing in section 12 of the Interpretation Act, which provides for the application in relation to subordinate legislation of certain incidental provisions, shall apply to statutes or regulations made under this Act.
[Cap. 123, LFN, 2004]

7 The power conferred by this Act on anybody to make statutes or regulations shall include power to revoke or vary any statute, including the Statute contained in the Third Schedule of this Act, or any regulation by a subsequent statute or as the case may be, by a subsequent statutes and regulations may make different provisions in relation to different circumstances.
[Third Schedule]

8 No stamp or other duty shall be payable in respect of any transfer of property to the University under sections 10 of this Act or the Second Schedule to this Act.

9 Any notice or other instrument authorised to be served under this Act 'may, without prejudice to any other mode of service, be served by post.
[Second Schedule]

10 No legal proceedings shall be instituted or commenced against the University or any of its agents in the course of their official duties unless a three months pre-'action notice of such intention is served on the University by an aggrieved party.

11 The notice shall state the reason and the cause of action intended to be taken against the University, the particulars of the claim, the name and place of abode of the intending plaintiff and the relief which he claims.

12 A suit shall not be commenced against an officer or servant of the University, in any case where the University is vicariously liable for any alleged act, neglect or default of the officer or servant in the discharge or intended discharge of his duties, unless at least three months have elapsed after written notice of intention to commence the suit shall have been served on the University by the intending plaintiff or his agent.

13 In any suit against the University, no execution, attachment or process in that nature shall be issued against the University, but any sum of money which may be judgment of the Court awarded against the University shall, subject to any direction given by the Court where notice of appeal has been given by the University in respect of the judgment, be paid by the University from its general fund.

14 Service upon the University of any notice, order or other document may be effected by delivering it or by sending it by registered post addressed to the Registrar and Secretary of the Council.