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THE INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS ACT, 2001

The Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001

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This Act declares the Indian Council of World Affairs, a think tank on international relations and foreign policy, an institution of national importance. It incorporates the Council as a body corporate, transfers to it the assets of the society that ran it before, and sets out how it is composed and governed. The Vice-President of India is its President. The Council promotes the study of India's foreign relations and world affairs through research, publications, lectures and exchanges, and receives funding from the Central Government.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Declaration of the Indian Council of World Affairs as institution of national importance
  3. 3. Definitions
  4. 4. Incorporation of the Council
  5. 5. Transfer of assets and liabilities of the existing Council to the Council
  6. 6. Obligation to transfer property or assets
  7. 7. Composition of the Council
  8. 8. Term of office and vacancies among members
  9. 9. Powers and functions of President
  10. 10. Powers and functions of Vice-Presidents
  11. 11. Allowances of members
  12. 12. Meetings of Council
  13. 13. Objects of Council
  14. 14. Governing Body and other committees of Council
  15. 15. Staff of Council
  16. 16. Functions of Council
  17. 17. Payment to Council
  18. 18. Fund of Council
  19. 19. Budget of Council
  20. 20. Accounts and audit
  21. 21. Annual report
  22. 22. Authentication of orders and instruments of Council
  23. 23. Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Council
  24. 23A. Transitory provision
  25. 24. Reports, returns and information
  26. 25. Power to make rules
  27. 26. Power to make regulations
  28. 27. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  29. 28. Power to remove difficulties
  30. 28A. Power to remove difficulties
  31. 29. Repeal and saving

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