Section 27: Interpretation.

In this Act -
"campus" means any campus which may be established by the University;
"college" means the college established under section 2(1)(g )of this Act for the University;
"graduate" means a person on whom a degree, other than an honorary degree has been conferred by the University;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to higher education;
"notice" means notice in writing;
"officer" does not include the Visitor;
"prescribed" means prescribed by Statute or regulations;
"professor" means a person designated as a professor of the University in accordance with provisions made in that behalf by Statutes or regulations;
"property" includes rights, liabilities and obligations;
"Provisional Council" means the Provisional Council appointed for the University;
"regulations" means regulations made by the Senate or the Council;
"Senate" means the Senate of the University established under section 2(1)(c) of this Act;
"school" means a unit of closely related academic programmes;
"Statute" means a Statute made by the University under section 11 of this Act and in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of this Act, and "the Statutes" means all such Statutes as are in effect;
"teacher" means a person holding a full-time appointment as a member of the teaching or research staff of the University;
"undergraduate" means a person in statu pupillary at the University other than:
a a graduate; and
b a person of such description as may be prescribed for the purpose of the definition
"University" means Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko established under section 1 of this Act; and
"Visitor" means the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;