Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “academic staff” means all persons holding appointments made under section 7 (2) as Professors, Associate Professors, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers, or Assistant Lecturers of the University, or holding any other post stipulated by the Senate as an academic staff post; “Board of a Faculty” means a Board of a Faculty set up under section 19; “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University referred to in section 8; “Consultative Committee” means the Consultative Committee referred to in section 14A; “Convocation” means the Convocation of the University referred to in section 13; “Council” means the Council of the University referred to in 15; “Court” means the Court of the University referred to in section 14; “Faculty” means a Faculty of the University referred to in section 17; “Librarian” means the Librarian of the University referred to in the Statutes; U7 – 1 [Issue 5] “library” means the library of the University; “Pro-Chancellor” means the Pro-Chancellor referred to in section 10; “Pro-Vice-Chancellor” means the Pro-Vice-Chancellor referred to in section 12; “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University referred to in the Statutes; “Regulations” means the Regulations of the University made under section 21; “Senate” means the Senate of the University referred to in section 16; “Statutes” means the Statutes of the University made under section 20; “student” means a person registered as a student of the University in accordance with the Statutes and the Regulations; “University” means the University of Mauritius referred to in section 3; “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University referred to in section 11; “Visitor” means the Visitor of the University appointed under section 9; “year” means a period of 12 months beginning on such date as may be prescribed in the Statutes. [S. 2 amended by Act 47 of 1992; s. 30 (a) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.]