In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

“Administrator” means the Administrator of Stool Lands;

“Auditor-General” includes an auditor appointed by the Auditor-General;

“citizen” means a citizen of Ghana;

“Commission” means the Lands Commission;

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Lands and Forestry;

“Office” means the Office of the Administration of Stool Lands;

“regional office” means a regional office of the Administrator of Stool Lands;

“stool land” includes a land or an interest in, or right over, a land controlled by a stool or skin, the head of a particular community or the captain of a company, for the benefit of the subjects of that stool or the members of that community or company;

“traditional authority” means a House of Chiefs or any council or body established or recognised as such under customary law.