CHAPTER 301
TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE ACT

Arrangement of Sections

   Section

PART I
PRELIMINARY

   1.   Short title

   2.   Interpretation

PART II
TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE

   3.   Tropical Disease Research Centre

   4.   Establishment of Board

   5.   Composition of Board

   6.   Functions of Board

   7.   Proceedings of Board

   8.   Seal of Board

   9.   Committees of Board

   10.   Disclosure of interest

   11.   Immunity of members

PART III
ADMINISTRATION

   12.   Director and Deputy Director

   13.   Secretary and other staff

   14.   Rights of Board in discoveries by its employees, etc.

   15.   Prohibition of publication or disclosure of information to unauthorised persons

PART IV
FINANCIAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS

   16.   Funds of Board

   17.   Financial year

   18.   Accounts

   19.   Annual report

   20.   Regulations

AN ACT

to constitute the Tropical Diseases Research Centre; to establish the Tropical Diseases Research Board; to define the functions and powers of the Board, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.

[1st April, 1984]

Act 31 of 1982,

Act 13 of 1994,

Act 13 of 2021.

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.   Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Tropical Diseases Research Centre Act.

2.   Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires

"Board" means the Tropical Diseases Research Board established by section 4;

"Centre" means the Tropical Diseases Research Centre constituted under section 3;

"Chairman" means the person designated Chairman of the Board by section 5;

"Deputy Director" means the person appointed Deputy Director of the Board under section 12;

"Director" means the person appointed Director of the Board under section 12;

"member" means a member of the Board;

"Secretary" means the person appointed Secretary of the Board under section 13;

"Vice-Chairman" means the person designated Vice-Chairman of the Board under section 5.

PART II
TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE

3.   Tropical Diseases Research Centre

   (1) There is hereby constituted the Tropical Diseases Research Centre for the purposes of conducting research and training in tropical diseases and related matters.

   (2) The Board may establish such number of branches of the centre as it thinks necessary.

4.   Establishment of Board

There is hereby established the Tropical Diseases Research Board which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, capable of suing and of being sued in its corporate name, and with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to do all such acts and things as a body corporate may be law do or perform.