Section 38: Interpretation.

In this Act:
"academic staff" means the Vice-Chancellor, Professors, Readers, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers, Assistant Lecturers, the Librarian and such other persons in the employment of the University engaged in teaching or research as the Council, on the recommendation of the Senate, may grant the status of members of the academic staff of the University;
"academic year" means such period not exceeding twelve consecutive months as the Senate may so designate;
"administrative staff t means those persons in the employ of the University, other than the academic staff, who hold administrative, professional or technical posts designated by the Council as senior posts;
"appropriate authority" means any person, body or authority authorised by law to act in a specific or general capacity in relation to a subject matter;
"campus" means any campus which may be established by the University;
"centre" means any centre which may be established by the University;
"chairman" means the Chairman of the Council;
"college" means any college which may be established by the University;
"Congregation" means the Congregation of the University established under this Act;
"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999;
"Convocation" means an assembly of the University established under this Act;
"Council" means the Council of the University established in section 8 of this Act;
"faculty" means a faculty of the University;
"functions" includes powers and duties;
"government" means the Federal Government of Nigeria;
"graduate" means a person on whom a degree, other than an honorary degree, has been conferred by the University and any other person as may be designated as a graduate by the Council, acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Senate;
"graduates association" means any association recognised by the Council under the provisions of this Act or the Statutes;
"gross misconduct" means any act of misconduct and improper behaviour that may be designated as gross misconduct by any statute or regulation made, under this Act;
"members of the University" means those persons or office-holders described in the Statute;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to education;
"misconduct" includes any conduct which is prejudicial to the good name of the
University or discipline and the proper administration of the business of the University;
"notice" means notice in writing;
"officers of the University" means those persons or office-holders described in the First Schedule to this Act but does not include the Visitor;
"other staff" means those persons in the employ of the University who are not members of the academic staff or the administrative staff;
"prescribed" means prescribed by this Act, Statutes, or regulations of the University;
"professor" means a person designated as a professor of the University in accordance with provision in that behalf made by regulations and includes a visiting professor;
"property" includes rights, liabilities and obligations;
"regulations" means any regulation of the University made by the Senate or under the provisions of this Act;
"Senate" means the Senate of the University established by this Act;
"Statute" means a Statute made by the University under section 14 of this Act and in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 of this Act;
"student" means a person who has been registered as a student of the University during a current academic year for a first or higher degree, diploma, certificate or such other qualification of the University as may be approved by the Senate as qualifying a person for the status of a student;
"teacher" means a person appointed as a member of the staff of the University on full-time or part-time teaching duties and shall include such persons employed on research duties in the University as are required also to teach;
"Transitional Governing Council" means a provisional Council constituted for the University by the Chief of Army Staff, before the commencement of this Act;
"undergraduate" means a person in statu pupillari in the University, other than:
(a) a graduate; and
(b) a person of such description as may be prescribed for the purpose of this definition; and
"University" means Nigerian Army University, Biu established under this Act.