National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure Act

Arrangement of Sections

1. Establishment of the Agency, etc.

2. Proceedings of the Board

3. the Board shall preside at that meeting.

4. The quorum for the meetings of the Board shall be six and the quorum of any committee

5. The Board shall meet for the conduct of business at such places and on such days as the

6. chairman may appoint.

7. The chairman shall, in the case of an equality of votes, have a casting vote in addition t

8. his deliberative vote.

9. and shall not count towards the quorum.

10. Committees

11. of its functions as the Board may determine.

12. of his appointment.

13. Miscellaneous

14. Any contract or instrument which, if made or executed by any person not being a body

15. corporate, would not be required to be under seal, may be made or executed on behalf of the

16. (b) reason that a person not entitled to do so took part in the proceedings; or

PART I

Establishment of the Agency, etc.

SECTION

I. Establishment of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure.

Establishment of the Board of the Agency.

Tenure of office of members of the Board.

Remuneration of members of the Board.

Removal from office of members of the Board.

PART II

Functions

Functions of the Agency.

Functions of the Board.

Powers of the Board.

PART III

Structure of the Agency, etc.

Structure of the Agency.

Establishment of technical advisory committees.

PART IV

Establishment of science and engineering infrastructure institutions

11. Establishment of institutions.

PART V

Staff of the Agency

Appointment of principal officers of the Agency.

Secretary to the Agency.

Co-ordinating directors.

Appointment of directors and other members of staff of the Agency.

Remuneration of employees of the Agency.

Staff regulations, etc.

Removal and discipline of senior and junior staff.

Application of the Pensions Act.

PART VI

Financial provisions

SECTION

Fund of the Agency.

Expenditure of the Agency.

Exemption from income tax.

Capital production income.

Disposal of surplus funds.

Annual estimates.

Accounts and audit.

Annual report.

PART VII

Miscellaneous

Offices and premises.

Power to borrow money.

Power to accept gifts.

Power to give directives.

Legal proceedings.

Repeals and transitional provisions.