Section 27: 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-
"campuses" means the campus of the University at Calabar prior to 1 September 1976, Enugu or Nsukka or any other campus which may be established by the University;
"college" means any college which may be established by the University;
"former Law" means the University of Nigeria Law;
"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 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 provision made in that behalf by statute or by regulations;
"property" includes rights, liabilities and obligations;
"provisional council" means the provisional council established under the University of Nigeria (Transitional Provisions) Act 1973;
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"regulations" means regulations made by the Senate;
"senate" means the senate of the University established pursuant to section 2 (1) (c) of this Act;
"statute" means a statute made by the University under section 9 of this Act and in accordance with the provisions of section 10 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 staff of the University;
"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 Nigeria 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 Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(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.