Youth Work Act, 1997
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National Youth Work Advisory Committee. |
10.—(1) The Minister shall appoint a committee to be known as the National Youth Work Advisory Committee (in this Act referred to as the “Advisory Committee”) to advise and consult with the Minister in relation to youth work. | |
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Advisory Committee shall advise the Minister in relation to— | ||
(a) the provision, co-ordination and evaluation of youth work programmes and youth work services, | ||
(b) the development and implementation of youth work policies referred to in section 3 (1)(a), | ||
(c) the co-ordination of youth work programmes and youth work services with general educational services for young persons, | ||
(d) the co-ordination of youth work programmes and youth work services with non-educational services for young persons, and | ||
(e) the treatment of male and female young persons in relation to access to youth work, and in so advising shall, in respect of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d), have regard to the number of male and female young persons who are likely to participate in such youth work programmes and youth work services. | ||
(3) When requested by the Minister, the Advisory Committee shall furnish advice and make recommendations to the Minister and shall give priority to such requests when so requested by the Minister. | ||
(4) The Minister shall provide such secretarial and administrative support to the Advisory Committee as the Minister considers necessary. |