Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Academic Council” means the Academic Council referred to in section 13; U9 – 1 [Issue 5] University of Technology, Mauritius Act “academic staff” means persons who hold office at the University of Technology to teach, do research or do both; “Board” means the Board of Governors constituted in accordance with section 7; “Committee” means a Committee set up in accordance with section 11; “Consultative Committee” means the Consultative Committee referred to in section 11A; “Convocation” means a Convocation referred to in section 15; “Department” means a Department of a School; “Director-General” means the person referred to in section 16; “general staff” means persons who hold office at the University of Technology to perform administrative, secretarial, clerical or manual work; “Head of Finance” means the person referred to in section 19; “Head of Information Services” means the person referred to in section 20; “Head of School” means the Head of a School; “Manager of Consultancy and Technology Transfer” means the person referred to in section 21; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of education is assigned; “Planning and Finance Committee” means the Planning and Finance Committee referred to in section 11; “President” means the President of the Board; “Registrar” means the person referred to in section 18; “School” means a School of the University of Technology set up in accordance with section 14; “School Board” means a School Board referred to in section 14; “Staff Committee” means the Staff Committee referred to in section 11; “student” means a person admitted to the University of Technology to follow a course of study or research; “Tertiary Education Commission” means the Tertiary Education Commission established under the Tertiary Education Commission Act; “tertiary education institution” has the same meaning as in the Tertiary Education Commission Act; “regulations” means regulations made by the Academic Council in accordance with section 26; [Issue 5] U9 – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius “Statutes” means the Statutes of the University of Technology set out in the Schedule; “University of Technology” means the University of Technology, Mauritius established under section 3. [S. 2 amended by s. 31 (a) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.] PART II — ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION