4. Replacement of section 3 of the principal enactment

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Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—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

Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic Studies

(2)

The Board shall consist of the following persons—

(a)

the Minister in charge of the subject of

Foreign Affairs, who shall be the

Chairman ;

(b)

seven persons to be appointed by the

Minister in charge of the subject of

Foreign Affairs from among persons who have achieved eminence in the areas of defence, diplomacy, international relations, law, national securtiy, economics, environment and agriculture.

(3)

The Minister may, in respect of the first

Board of Management, appoint a member of the family of the late Lakshman Kadirgamar. The person appointed as a family member shall serve as a life member of the Board.

(4)

In making appointments to the Board, the

Minister may, where he deems it is expedient to do so, consult the member of the family of late

Lakshman Kadirgamar appointed to the Board in terms of subsection (3).

(5)

The provisions of the Schedule of this

Act shall apply in relation to the appointment and terms of office of members of the Board, the remuneration payable to such members, the meetings of the Board, and the Seal of the

Institute.”.

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