Section 6

Director-General lo acquire and hold, any property, movable or immovable, and to scll, lease, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same ;

to open and maintain, current, savings or deposit accounts, in any bank or banks ;

to enter into all such contracts as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions ;

to invest its funds in such securities as it may determine

;

to erect, equip and maintain, libraries documentation centres and archives for research purposes ;

to establish and maintain a Secretariat ;

to collect, print and publish, reports, periodicals and papers on subjects relevant to it’s functions ;

to hold lectures, seminars and workshops on subjects relevant to it’s functions ;

to co-operate and collaborate with, institutions in

Sri Lanka or abroad, discharging functions similar to those of the Institute ; and to do all such other things as are necessary, or incidental, to the discharge of functions of the

Institute.