7. Subject to the availability of moneys granted from the Consolidated Fund of Ceylon, the Department shall be responsible for carrying out the following objects: -
| (a) the provision of establishments and services necessary for the treatment of disease, and generally for the preservation and promotion of the health of the people according to ayurveda; |
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| (b) the encouragement of the study of, and research in, ayurveda by the grant of scholarships and other facilities to persons employed or proposed to be employed in the Department and by the grant of financial aid and other assistance to institutions providing courses of study or engaged in research in ayurveda; and |
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| (c) the taking, development or encouragement of measures for the investigation of disease, and for the improvement of public health, according to ayurveda. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts