Act Number: 13

Act Name: The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Act, 2011

Year: 2012

Enactment Date: 2012-02-06

Long Title: An Act to establish an Academy for furtherance of the advancement of learning and prosecution of research in the field of science and technology in association with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and to declare the institution known as the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, to be an institution of national importance to provide for its incorporation and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Science and Technology

Department: Department of Secientific and Industrial Research

Section 25: Funds of Academy.
    (1) The Academy shall maintain and retain a fund to which shall be credited--
         (a) all fees (including tuition fees) and other charges received by the Academy;
         (b) all monies received by the Academy by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests or transfers;
         (c) monies for projects undertaken by the Academy;
         (d) income from investment made by the Academy or from any other source;
         (e) the funds received from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, by way of loan or otherwise;
         (f) all monies received by the Academy in any other manner or from any other source.
     (2) All monies credited to the fund of the Academy shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as the Academy may, with the approval of the Board, decide.
     (3) The fund shall be applied for meeting,--
         (a) the salaries, allowances and other remuneration of the Chairperson, members of the Board or Faculty, officers and other employees or members of the committees set up by the Academy;
         (b) the expenses of the Academy in the discharge of its functions or exercise of its powers under section 8;
         (c) the expenses on objects of, and for purposes authorised by, this Act.
     (4) All expenditure of the Academy shall be within the framework of a budget approved by the Board.
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