As enacted

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National Institute of Language Education and Training Act 2007 · As enacted · Part I · National Institute of Language Education and Training

4. Objects of the Institute

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

The objects for which the Institute is established shall be to serve as an Institute that shall generate—

(a)

competent teachers to teach Sinhala, Tamil and

English to those who are desirous of acquiring such knowledge ;

(b)

competent translators and interpreters in the Sinhala,

Tamil, and English languages who shall constitute the National Translators Service and the National

Interpreters Service to be established by written law ;

(c)

qualified trainers to train language teachers, translators and interpreters in the Sinhala, Tamil and

English Languages ;

(d)

trained persons with trilingual capabilities for the efficient provision of services to the public.

Part II

Staff of the Institute

Part III

Part IV