Section 18: Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say-
"appointed day" means the day on which this Act comes into force;
"College" means the University College, Ibadan;
"Council" means the Council established by this Act for the university;
"graduate" means a person on whom a degree (other than an honorary degree) has been conferred by the University, and includes a person on whom a degree has been conferred by the University of London, or such other university as may be prescribed, as the result of an examination taken in conjunction with a course of study at the College;
''Minister'' means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to education;
"notice" means notice in writing;
"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations;
"property" includes rights, liabilities and obligations;
"professor" means a person designated as a professor of the University in accordance with provision in that behalf made by regulations;
"regulations" means regulations made by the Senate;
"Senate" means the Senate established by this Act for the University;
"statute" means a statute made by the council and having effect in accordance with section 5 of this Act;
"student" means an undergraduate and a person of such description as may be prescribed for the purposes of this definition;
"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 pupillari at the University, other than a graduate or a person of such description as may be prescribed for the purposes of this definition: and
"University" means the university established by this Act.
(2) References in this Act to any other enactment are references to that enactment as amended by or under any subsequent enactment.