Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Academic Council” means the Academic Council referred to in section 15; “Consultative Committee” means the Consultative Committee referred to in section 14A; O6A – 1 [Issue 5] Open University of Mauritius Act “academic staff” means persons engaged in imparting instruction in the Open University or giving guidance and rendering assistance to students of the Open University and includes the holder of such other post as may be specified by the Board to be an academic staff post; “Board” means the Board of the Open University of Mauritius referred to in section 9; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board, appointed under section 9; “Committee” means a committee set up under section 14; “Convocation” means the Convocation of the University, referred to in section 17; “Director-General” means the Director-General of the Open University, appointed under section 18; “Division”, “Institute”, “School”, “Centre” or “Unit” means a Division, an Institute, a School, a Centre or a Unit referred to in section 16; “financial year” has the same meaning as in section 2A of the Finance and Audit Act; “Financial Controller” means the person referred to in section 19 (1) (f); “general staff” means persons who hold office at the Open University to perform professional, technical, administrative, secretarial, clerical and manual work; “learner” means a student of the Open University and includes any person who has enrolled for any programme of study or research at the Open University; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of education is assigned; “open and distance learning” means learning by using a combination of methods and media, including broadcasting, telecasting, narrowcasting, web, computer-based learning, e-learning, virtual learning, print, seminars and direct interaction and providing flexibility to learners to exercise choice in terms of pace, place and mode of study; “Open University” means the Open University of Mauritius established under section 3; “programme” means an educational or training activity imparting knowledge, skills and competencies, for which certificates, diplomas or degrees are awarded; “Registrar” means the person referred to in section 19 (1) (e); “Statutes” means the Statutes of the Open University, set out in the Schedule; [Issue 5] O6A – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius “Tertiary Education Commission” means the Tertiary Education Commission established under the Tertiary Education Commission Act. [S. 2 amended by s. 20 (a) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.] PART II – THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS