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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
National Research
Foundation Act,
No. 23 of 1998
Long title
To provide for the support, promotion and advancement of research, both basic and applied, and human capacity development in the various fields of science and technology, including humanities, social science and indigenous knowledge; and for this purpose to provide for the establishment of a National Research Foundation; to support and promote science engagement; to develop, support, advance and maintain national research facilities; to promote the development and maintenance of the national science system and support of Government priorities;and to provide for incidental matters.
[...Long title amended by Act 2018_019_026_20190506]**
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Long title
To provide for the support, promotion and advancement of research, both basic and applied, and human capacity development in the various fields of science and technology, including humanities, social science and indigenous knowledge; and for this purpose to provide for the establishment of a National Research Foundation; to support and promote science engagement; to develop, support, advance and maintain national research facilities; to promote the development and maintenance of the national science system and support of Government priorities;and to provide for incidental matters.
[...Long title amended by Act 2018_019_026_20190506]**
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Establishment of Foundation |
| 3. | Object of Foundation |
| 3A. | Powers of Minister to determine national policies and issue policy guidelines [...Inserted by Act 2018_019_004_20190506]** |
| 4. | Functions, powers and duties of Foundation |
| 4A. | Exercise of powers of Foundation outside Republic [...Inserted by Act 2018_019_006_20190506]** |
| 5. | National facilities for research |
| 5A. | Research institutions [...Inserted by Act 2018_019_008_20190506]** |
| 6. | Board of Foundation |
| 6A. | Dissolution of Board [...inserted by Act 2014_007_005] |
| 7. | Meetings of Board |
| 8. | Committees of Board |
| 9. | Executive management committee |
| 10. | President of Foundation |
| 11. | ... [...repealed by Act 2018_019_014_20190506 - was entitled "Accounting officer"]** |
| 12. | Divisions of Foundation |
| 13. | Staff of Foundation |
| 14. | ... [...repealed by Act 2018_019_014_20190506 - was entitled "Particular powers of Foundation regarding employee benefits"]** |
| 15. | ... [...repealed by Act 2018_019_014_20190506 - was entitled "Pensions"]** |
| 16. | ... [...repealed by Act 2018_019_014_20190506 - was entitled "Staff of FRD and of Centre for Science Development"]** |
| 17. | Funds of Foundation |
| 18. | ... [...repealed by Act 2018_019_019_20190506 - was entitled "Audit, annual report and financial report"]** |
| 19. | Intellectual property rights |
| 20. | ... [...repealed by Act 2018_019_021_20190506 - was entitled "Losses and damage"]** |
| 21. | Delegations |
| 22. | ... [...repealed by Act 2011_016_022_20111205 - was entitled "Structural organisation of Foundation"] |
| 22A. | Liquidation of Foundation [...inserted by Act 2018_019_023_20190506]** |
| 23. | Regulations |
| 24. | Repeal of law, and saving |
| 25. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | ... [...repealed by Act 2018_019_025_20190506 - was entitled SCHEDULE. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS"] [s15; s16]** |
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| As unamended Act 1998_023_000_19980703 | EXT.LINK | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As limited by Act 2008_051_000_20081222 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK [on request] |
| As amended by Act 2011_016_000_20111205 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2014_007_000_20140426 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2018_019_000_20190506 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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