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Part II · Administration and Managemnt of the Agency

6. Constitution of the Council

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

(1)

The Council shall consist of-

(a)

The following ex-officio members, namely,—

(i)

the Secretary to the President who shall be the Chairperson of the

Council;

(ii)

an officer of the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of

Development Strategies not below the rank of an Additional Secretary nominated by that Minister;

(iii)

an officer of the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of

Finance not below the rank of an

Additional Secretary nominated by that Minister;

(iv)

the Director-General of National

Planning Department or his nominee not below the rank of a

Director;

(v)

the Director-General of the

National Intellectual Property

Office of Sri Lanka appointed under section 2 of the Intellectual

Property Act, No.36 of 2003;

(vi)

an officer of the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of

Science not below the rank of an

Additional Secretary nominated by that Minister;

(vii)

an officer of the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of

Technology and Research not below the rank of an Additional

Secretary nominated by that

Minister;

(viii)

an officer of the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of

International Trade not below the rank of an Additional Secretary nominated by that Minister;

(ix)

an officer of the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of

Education not below the rank of an Additional Secretary nominated by that Minister;

(x)

an officer of the Ministry of the

Minister assigned the subject of

Higher Education not below the rank of an Additional Secretary nominated by that Minister;

(xi)

the director-General of the

Department of Commerce or an officer not below the rank of a

Director of that Department nominated by the Director-General;

(xii)

the Commissioner of the Sri Lanka

Inventors Commission established under the Sri Lanka inventors

Incentives Act, No. 53 of 1979 or any Assistant Commissioner of that Commission nominated by the

Commissioner of the Sri Lanka

Inventors Commission; and

(xiii)

the Chairperson or his nominee of the Sri Lanka Institute of

Nanotechnology; and

(b)

(i)

one person who has gained eminence relating to innovation, entrepreneurship, social innovation, business, venture capital, education or finance, nominated by the Minister and appointed by the President; and

National Innovation Agency

(ii)

not more than six persons who have gained eminence relating to innovation, entrepreneurship, social innovation, business, venture capital, law, education or finance, both from public and private sectors, appointed by the President.

(hereinafter referred to as the “appointed members”).

(2)

In the event the subjects referred to in subsection (1)

fall within one or more Ministries, then an officer of each such Ministry not below the rank of an Additional Secretary nominated by the Minister shall be a member of the Council.

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Part III

The Chief Innovation Officer of the Agency

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Part IV

Finance

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Part V

General

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