Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic Studies (Amendment) Act 2006

This Act may be cited as the Sri Lanka Institute of

Strategic Studies (Amendment) Act, No. 32 of 2006.

The Long Title to the Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic

Studies Act, No. 45 of 2000 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal enactment”) is hereby amended, by the substitution for the words “the Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic Studies” of the words “the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International

Relations and Strategic Studies”.

In the principal enactment and in any other written law, wherever the words “the Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic

Every reference to “the Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic

Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

3. (1) The Institute shall have a Board of

Management (hereinafter referred to as “the

Board”) charged with the administration and management of the affairs of the Institute. The

Board shall exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the Institute as specified in the

Act.

“Board of

Management of the

Institute.

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The Board shall consist of the following persons—

the Minister in charge of the subject of

seven persons to be appointed by the

The Minister may, in respect of the first

In making appointments to the Board, the

The provisions of the Schedule of this

Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

4. The Institute shall—

function as a multi-disciplinary research

dedicated to the study of the strategic interests of Sri Lanka,

engaged in promoting peace and addresing post conflict issues ;

provide information and data to the

promote and assist research in strategic studies and international relations in so far as the same are connected to Sri

provide a forum for discussion, analysis and evaluation of research in strategic studies and international relations in so far as the ame are connected to Sri

establish a repository of information including a library dedicated to strategic studies and international relations and facilitate the availability of relevant and reliable information in relation thereto ;

publish journals and articles on matters falling within the purview of the

maintain relationships and affiliations with individuals, associations, governmental and non-governmental institutions with similar objects in Sri

conduct training programmes on diplomacy, international relations and any other related area which the Board considers appropriate ;

do such other acts and things as may be necessary in the performance of the functions of the Institute.”.

Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after paragraph (a) of that section of the following :—

“(aa)

to raise or borrow money for the purpose of the

Institute on any security or otherwise and to secure or discharge any debt or obligation of the

Institute in such manner as may be deemed fit by the Board ;

Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

6. (1) There shall be an Executive Director of the Institute. The Board shall employ on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board, a person possessing the requirements specified in subsection (2), as Executive Director.

“Executive

Director.

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The Executive Director shall be a person who has specialised in management and has proven ability in relation to strategic studies and international relations.

Subject to the direction and control of the

the management and administration of the Institute ;

the discharge of all aspects of employment of the personnel of the Institute ;

the implementation of the decisions of the Board ;

as directed by the Board, to promote and further the interests of the Institute in

all such other functions connected to the administration and management of the Institute as may from time to time be assigned by the Board.

The Executive Director shall not be a member of the Board but, may if requested to do so by the Board, be present at any meeting of the Board. The Executive Director shall not be entitled to vote on any matter before the Board.

The Board may delegate any of its powers to the Executive Director or to any committee, and may from time to time revoke any such delegation.”.

Section 9 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section by the addition immediately after paragraph (c) of that subsection of the following :—

“(d)

all such sums of money as may be received as the income derived from the investments made by the

Board ;

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all such sums of money as may be received as

all such sums of money as may be received as the payment for any courses of study conducted by the

The following new sections are inserted immediately after section 10 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D and 10E of that enactment :—

10A. The Board shall appoint a Council named the “International Relations Advisory Council”

(hereinafter referred to as the “Council”), which shall comprise five persons who have achieved international eminence in areas related to defence, diplomacy, international relations, law, national security, economics, agriculture and environment. The Council shall advise the Board on matters pertaining to the Institute either on its own motion or when so requested by the

Board.

10B. The Board may appoint standing committees or ad hoc committees as it may deem necessary for the exercise, performance and discharge of any of the powers, duties or functions of the Board. Such Committees may include persons who are not members of the

Board.

10C. (1) The Board may from time to time admit as members of the Institute, such persons as the Board considers suitable for admission as members.

The Board shall make rules setting out the criteria for membership, the different classes

The Board may take such action as the

From and after the commencement of this

all such sums of money as is lying to the credit of the Bandaranaike International

such of the officers and servants of the

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 16 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 16A of that enactment :—

16A. The Minster shall with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, in order to facilitate the study and research in areas related to strategic studies and international relations, exempt the institute from the payment of any duties, levies and of any tax on the income or profits of the Institute to such extent as is permitted in terms of the Inland Revenue Act, No.

10 of 2006, or in terms of any other written law for the time being in force governing the imposition of such duty, levy or tax as the case may be.”.

“Exemption of the

Institute from payment of duties &c,.

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In the principal enactment, wherever the words “the

President” and “Director-General” occur, there shall be substituted for the words “the President”, the words “the

Minister in charge of the subject of Foreign Affairs” and for the words “Director-General”, the words “Executive Director”, respectively.

The Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

by the repeal of paragraph (a) of Item 1 of that

in Items 5 and 6 of that Schedule by the substitution for the words “subsection (2) of section 3” of the words “paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 3.”.

For the avoidance of doubts it is hereby declared that the “Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International

Relations and Strategic Studies” established by this Act, shall for all purposes be deemed to be the successor to the “Sri

Lanka Institute of Strategic Studies” established by section 2

of the principal enactment.

Every person appointed a member of the Board under section 3 of the principal enactment and holding office as a member of the Board on the day immediately preceding the date of the coming into operation of this Act, shall notwithstanding anything in the principal enactment, cease to hold office on the date of commencement of this Act.

In the event of any inconsistency between the

Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.