Section 3, Agricultural Research Institute Act 2007 (Act No. 25 of 2007), to

(l) The Institute shall have a common seal' the affixing ofwhich shail'be authenticated by the signatures of - (a) The Chairman or other member ofthe Council B"ffi:llr":,;ff ;1ff:ll authorised by the O) The Director-General or other officer ofthe tnstitute authorised by the Council for that purpose. Q) A documentpurportingto be an instrument executed or issued Uy o, on behalf oi tnl fottitot" and to be sealed with the common *.ut of tn" Institute authenticated in the manner stated in sulsection 1t) shall be deemed to be so executed' or issued without further proof, unless the conffary is proved' (3) In appropriate cases, the seal may be affixed to documents outside of Sierra Leone' A. (1) The Institute shall have its headquarters in the WesternAreq which shall be its principal offtce' A)The Institute may, with the approval of the Council' establish regional or district offices at any location in Sierra Leone' as it considers necessary. PART M - T}M SIERRALEONE AGRICI.'LTIJRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTECOIINCIL 5. 0) The Institute shall have a Council which shall be the higlrest policy making authority and shall supervise the lnstitute' t Q\ The Council shall consist of a Chairrnan and the following other members - No.28 The Sierra Leone .Agricultural Resedrch lnttitute Act, 2023 5 (a) the Chief Agriculture Offrcer, Ministry of . Agricultue and Food Security; . (b) the Senior Permanent Secretaxy, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Secwity; (c) the -Development Secretary, Ministry of Planning and Economic Development; (d) the Chairman, Sierra Leone Chamber on Agribusiness Development; (e) the hesident, National Federation ofFamrers ofSierra Leone; (f) the Dean, Faculty ofAgricultue or related natural sciences at an accredited university in Sierra Leone; G) the Director-General, Ministry of Environment and Climare Charye; (h) a representative ofthe Non- Goverrunental Agencies; O the Chairman, National Science Council o f Science and Technolory of Siena Leone; f) theDirector-Geneml; (k) the Deputy Director-General for Research and Innovation: and () the Deputy Director-General for Commer-' cialisation and Business Development. 6 No.28 The Sierra LeoneAgriculturoiResetn'chlnstitute Act, 2023 Chairman of Council 6. (1) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Fresident on the recommendation of the Minister subject to the approval of Parliament, butno person shall be appointed Chairman, if he has a financial interest, whether directly or indirectly, in a business or undertaking of the institute. @ A person shall not be appointed Chairman of the Council unless he has proved knorvledge and professional experience in the field of agriculture orrelated discipline. (3) The Chairman ofCouncil shall be the Head of Council and principal authority of the Institute, responsible for strategic oversight and guidance of Council and the Institute, including - (a) presiding over all meetings and decisions of Council and overseeing the implementation of Council decisions by management; (b) facilitating the development and adoption of policies and guidelines to enhance the quality of work done by the lnstitute; (c) delegating assignments to and coordinating the work and output ofall Committees ofthe Cormcil; (d) authorising, on the advice of the Director- General, the execution of partnership agreements and other major contracts that require the approval of Council; and (e) supporting Management with local and international stakeholder engagement for resource mobilisation for the promotion of the objects ofthe Institute. No.28 The Sierra Leone ,4gritultural Research lnslitule Act, 2023 7