Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Sri Lanka Inventors Incentives Act (No. 53 of 1979)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title and date of operation  
   2.	   Establishment of the Commission  
   3.	   The Commission to be a body corporate  
   4.	   Members of the Commission  
   5.	   Term of office of members  
   6.	   Resignation or removal of members  
   7.	   Remuneration of members of the Commission  
   8.	   Members to disclose interest in any decision to be made by the Commission  
   9.	   Commission may act despite vacancy  
   10.	   Objects of the Commission  
   11.	   Powers, functions and duties of the Commission  
   12.	   Conditions under which facility or service is given to inventor or researcher  
   13.	   Laboratory facilities  
   14.	   Transfer of functions relating to promotion and development of inventions to the Commission  
   15.	   Power to make rules  
   16.	   Acquisition of immovable property for the purpose of the Commission  
   17.	   Special grant of lease of property belonging to the Republic to the Commission  
   18.	   Power of bodies of persons or local authority to enter into contracts with the Commission  
   19.	   Protection for action taken under this Act or on the direction of the Commission  
   20.	   No writ to issue against the person or property of a member of the Commission  
   21.	   Administration and staff  
   22.	   Fund of the Commission  
   23.	   Annual grant by the Government to the Commission  
   24.	   Exemption of Commission and donors from certain duties and taxes  
   25.	   Exemption of Inventors from tax  
   26.	   Financial year  
   27.	   Duties of the Auditor-General  
   28.	   Power of Minister to give special or general directions to the Commission  
   29.	   Officers and servants of the Commission deemed to be public servants  
   30.	   The Commission deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act