Section 24: Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Council" means the West African Examinations Council as continued in existence by section 1 of this Act;
"examination" means any examination held or conducted by or on behalf of the Council or on behalf of any other body by the Council pursuant to this Act;
"West Africa" means the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone and any other country in West Africa which may accede for the purposes of paragraph (b) of section 14 (1) of this Act.