Law of Georgia on Georgian National Academy of Sciences (No. 5600–RS of 2007)

This Law establishes the status, goals, objectives and the rules of activities of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences ('the Academy'). The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a successor to the ancient Georgian Academies of Gelati and Ikalto, and is a feature of the high level intellectual development of the State, and a scientific adviser of the Government of Georgia, and a union of persons with international scientific achievements and high level scientific and civic competence. The Academy is a legal entity under public law based on membership. It consists of full members (academicians) and associate members of the Academy, as well as honorary academicians and foreign members of the Academy. The Academy is a scientific advisor of the Government of Georgia.
Among others, the Law also provides for the status, functions, and objectives of the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and remuneration of its members. The Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences is a legal entity under public law, a self governing scientific institution that enjoys full autonomy and state funding, and defines the priority directions of the agricultural sciences within the country, and coordinates scientific and research work and serves as a scientific advisor of the Government in agricultural matters. The Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences shall review and assesses annual reports on the activities of scientific and research institutions (whatever their legal forms) and completed scientific and research works in the agricultural field, and for these purposes it shall be authorised, within the scope of its authority, to require necessary additional information and notify these organisations of the results of assessment and provide appropriate recommendations to the state authorities concerned.