Section 23: Interpretation

(1)
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"approved qualification" means any qualification which is for the time being approved by the Council;
"Council" means the Surveyors Council of Nigeria established under section 1 (1) of this Act;
"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for matters relating to surveying and "Ministry" shall be construed accordingly;
"profession" means the profession of surveying;
"register" means the register maintained under section 7 of this Act and "registered" shall be construed accordingly;
"registrar" means the registrar appointed in pursuance of section 7 of this Act;
"surveyor" means any person registered or deemed to be registered as such under this Act.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act, a person is registered if his name is for the time being entered in the register.
(3)
Any approval, consent, direction, notice, observation, report, representation or request authorised or required to be given or made by or under this Act shall be in writing and may, without prejudice to any other method of service, but subject to the provisions of rules made under the Second Schedule to this Act, be served by post.