Section 1: In this Act unless the context otherwise requires -

"agriculture" means the practice of cultivatingthe soil, growing crops, or raising livestock for human use, including the production of food, feed, t-rbre, fuel, or other useful Products; "Appointments, Promotions and Periormance Committee" means the Appoinhnents, homotions and Performance Conmittee referred to in Section l3; "Commercialisation and Business Development Committee" means Commercialization and Business Development Committee referred to in Section 16; "Council" means the policy making authority ofthe Institute referred to in Section 5; "Director-Genera1" means the Director-General of the Institute appointed under section 20; "Finance and Compliance Cotnmittee" means Finance and Compliance Cornmittee referred to in Section l4; "Institute" means the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research lnstitute referred to in section 2; "Knowledge and Innovations Committee" means the Knowledge and lnnovations Committee referred to underSection 15; , "Managemerrt" the management of the Institute referred to in section 29; No.28 fre Sierra leohe Agricuhurdl Rerearchlt stiture Act, 2023 "Minister" tneaDs the Minister responsible for agriculture; "National Council of Science and Technology,'/ Directorate of Science, Technolory and tnnovaiion means the National Council of Science and Techrto logv- established "research" tneans the firrtherance, accumulation and improvement of knowledge in the agricultural and related sciences tkough original and other investi gations and rnethods ofa scientific nature with the advarcement ofagriculture as its object; "Staff Disciplinary CoDmittee" means the Staff Disciplinary Committee referred to in Section I Z; "Scientific and Technical Committee" means the Scientific and Technical Committee refered to in section 12. PARIII-T}IE SIERRALEONEAGRICT'LT{IRAL RESEC,RCH INSTITUTE . 2: (D There is hereby contirrued in existenc€ rhe body which continuation immedialely before the commencement of this Act was lcio;; of hrritut . Sierra Leone Agricultual Research lnstitute as one of the national research institutes dealing with Science and Teclnologr whose activities shall be coordinated by the National Comcil #science and Technolos/- (2) The Insrit)le shall be a body corporate baving perpetual succession and capablt of acquiring, purchasing holdin! and disposing of propefl),, l\ireth€r movable or immovaile and o-f sutng alld being_sued in il i c,.]lportle name and subject to this Acq ofperforming all such act. r : boJi, s corporate may by law perform. 4 No.28 The Siena Leone Agricultural Research lwtitute Act, 2023 seal Common Headquarters and othcr offrces of Council of