Section 29: Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions 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 College of Medicine, or any other college which may be established by the University;
"College of Medicine" means the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos established by this Act;
"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;
"notice" means notice in writing;
"officer" does not include the Visitor;
"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations;
"professor" means a person designated as a professor of the University in accordance with provision in that behalf made by statute or by regulations;
"property" includes rights, liabilities and obligations;
"provisional council" means the provisional council established under this Act;
"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 University under section 12 of this Act in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of this Act, and "the statutes" means all such statutes as are in force from time to time;
"student" means an undergraduate and any 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, whether within a college or otherwise;
"undergraduate" means a person in statu pupillari at the University other than-
(a) a graduate; and
(b) a person of such description as may be prescribed for the purposes of this definition;
"University" means the University of Lagos as incorporated and reconstituted by this Act.
(2) No office or appointment in any capacity under this Act shall be or be construed to be an office of emolument under the state.
(3) It is hereby declared that where in any provision of this Act, it is laid down that proposals are to be submitted or a recommendation is to be made by one authority to another through one or more intermediate authorities, it shall be the duty of every such intermediate authority to forward any proposals or recommendations received by it in pursuance of that provision to the appropriate authority; but any such intermediate authority may, if it thinks fit, forward therewith its own comments thereon.