(1)The administration and management of the affairs of the Institute shall be vested in a Board of Management (hereinafter referred to as "the Board").

(2) The Board shall consist of the following members appointed by the President :"

(3) The President shall appoint, one of the members of the Board as the Chairman of the Board.

(4) The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall apply in relation to the appointment and terms of office of members of the Board, me remuneration payable to such members the meetings of the Board, and the sea of the Institute.

(a) to provide necessary information and data for consideration by the relevant authorities, in the formulation of national strategy ;

(b) to conduct research and studies on issues relating to defence and national security, with a view to utilizing the results of such research and studies for the formulation and evaluation of policy on defence, national security and international relations :

(c) to promote research by government and non government institutions on issues relating to defence and national security, with a view to ensuring the availability of relevant and reliable information on these subjects ;

(d) to laise with government and non-government institutions conducting research on issues relating to defense and national security, and to provide, for this purpose, a forum for the discussion and evaluation of such research ;

(e) to conduct research on social, political and economic issues insofar as they relate to, or impact on defense or nations' security :

(f) to promote discussion of and the exchange of information on, military strategy, techniques of warfare, international relations and legal systems ;

(g) to build up a body of trained personnel equipped to undertake research and studies on matters relating to defense and national security ;

(h) to establish a repository of information on matters relating to defense and national security ;

(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 a Director-General of the Institute who shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Board.

(2) The Director-General shall subject to the directions of the Board, be charged with administration of the affairs and the appointment and disciplinary control of the staff of the Institute. He shall also function as the Secretary to the Board and be responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the Board, and shall discharge such other functions as may be assigned to him by the Board.

(3) The Director-General shall be entitled to be present and express his views at any meeting of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote thereat.

(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 toand 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) 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 matter 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.