Sri Lanka Institute Of Strategic Studies

(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.

(2) The Board shall consist of the following persons-

(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.”.

(a) function as a multi-disciplinary research Institute-

(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 ;

(b) provide information and data to the Government in relation to issues which may be required as a basis for the formulation and structuring of national policies relating to international relations and strategic studies, including information relating to defence, national security, law, economics, cultural relations, agriculture and environment ;

(c) promote and assist research in strategic studies and international relations in so far as the same are connected to Sri Lanka, and facilitate the training of personnel who undertake such research and studies ;

(d) 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 Lanka, and facilitate the carrying out of joint studies, seminars and workshops on such subjects both within the region and internationally;

(e) 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 ;

(f) publish journals and articles on matters falling within the purview of the Institute ;

(g) maintain relationships and affiliations with individuals, associations, governmental and non-governmental institutions with similar objects in Sri Lanka as well as in other countries ;

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

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

(a) to acquire and hold, any property movable or immovable, and to sell, lease, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same :

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

(c) to enter into all such contracts as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions :

(d) to invest its funds in such securities as it may determine ;

(e) to erect, equip and maintain, libraries documentation centers and archives for research purposes ;

(f) to establish and maintain a Secretariat :

(g) to collect, print and publish, reports, periodicals and papers on subjects relevant to it’s functions :

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

(i) to co-operate and collaborate with, institutions in Sri Lanka or abroad, discharging functions similar to those of the Institute ; and

(j) to do all such other things as are necessary, or incidental, to the discharge of Junctions of the Institute.

(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.

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

(3) Subject to the direction and control of the Board, the Executive Director shall exercise and perform the following powers and functions :-

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(1) The Institute may, subject to the provisions of this Act –

(1) At the request of the Board, any officer in she public service may with the consent of that officer and of the Secretary to the relevant Ministry or Ministries be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Institute for such period as may be determined by the Board, with like consent, or with like consent be permanently appointed to such staff.

(2) Where any officer in the public service is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Institute the provisions of subsection (2) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to, and in relation to him.

(3) Where any officer in the public service is permanently appointed to the staff of the Institute the provisions of subsection (3) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to, him.

(4) Where the Institute employs any person who has entered into a contract with the Government to serve the Government for a specified period, any period of service to the Institute by such person shall be regarded as service to the Government, for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such contract.

(5) At the request of the Board any officer or servant of any Higher Educational Institution may with the consent of such officer or servant and the principal executive officer of that Higher Educational Institution, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Institute for such period as may be determined by the Board with like consent or be permanently appointed to such staff, on such conditions, including those relating to pension and provident fund rights, as may be agreed upon by the Board and such principal executive officer.

(6) Where any officer or servant of any Higher Educational Institution is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Institute he shall be subject to the same disciplinary control as any other member of such staff

(7) In this section, “Higher Educational Institution” and “principal executive officer’ have the respective meanings assigned to them by the Universities Act. No. 16 of 1978.

(1) The Institute shall have its own Fund.

(2) There snail be paid into the Fund of the Institute ”

(3) There shall be paid out of the Fund of the Institute all sums of money required to defray any expenditure incurred by the Institute in the exercise and discharge of its powers and functions under this Act. and any other expense which is authorized or required to be paid out of the Fund of the Institute by any other provision of this Act.

(1) The financial year of the Institute shall be the Calendar year.

(2) The Board shall cause proper books of accounts to be kept of the income and expenditure, assets and liabilities and all other transactions of the Institute.

(3) The provisions of Article 154 of the Constitution relating to the audit of the accounts of public corporations shall apply to the audit of the accounts of the Institute.

(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.

(2) The Board shall make rules setting out the criteria for membership, the different classes and categories of members (including Honorary members and Affiliated members), the method and manner of admission of members, the structure of fees to be paid by members, the rights of members including the right to vote, the obligations of members of each class or category and the manner in which persons shall cease to be members of the Institute.

(3) The Board may take such action as the Board may deem appropriate, against a member of the Institute, whom the Board deems to have acted in a manner prejudicial or contrary to the interests of the Institute.

(1) Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) shall with effect from the coming into operation of this Act, be vested in the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies and shall function as the unit of the Institute responsible for conducting training programmes and other courses of study.

(2) From and after the commencement of this Act-

(1) Every member of the- Board and all officers and servants of the Institute shall before entering upon his duties sign a declaration pledging himself to observe strict secrecy respecting ail matters connected with the working of the Institute, and shall by such declaration pledge himself not to reveal any mailer which may come to his knowledge in the discharge of his functions, except”

(2) A member of the Board or officer or servant of the Institute who discloses any information obtained by him in connection with the discharge of his functions under this Act. to any person for any purpose other than for a purpose authorized by subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall on conviction alter summary trial by a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees.

(1) No suit or prosecution shall lie”

(2) Any expenses incurred by the Institute in any suit or prosecution brought by or against the Institute before am court shall be paid out of the Fund of the Institute and any costs paid to, or recovered by. the Institute in any such suit or prosecution, shall be credited to the Fund of the Institute.

(3) Any expenses incurred by any such person as is referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) in any suit or prosecution brought against him before any court in respect of any act which is done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Board shall, if the court holds that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the Fund of the Institute unless such expense is recovered by him in such suit or prosecution.

(1) Where any immovable property of the State is required for any purpose of the Institute such purpose shall be deemed to be a purpose for which a special grant or lease of such property may be made under section 6 of the State Lands Ordinance, and accordingly, the provisions of that Ordinance shall apply to a special grant or lease of such property to the Institute.

(2) Where any movable property of the State is required for the purpose of the Institute the Minister who has authority and control over such property may, by Order published in the Gazette, transfer to and vest in the Institute the possession and use of such movable property.