Youth Work Act, 2001
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Voluntary Youth Councils. |
21.—(1) There shall be for each vocational education area a Voluntary Youth Council elected in accordance with section 22 to advise the vocational education committee for that area on the preparation or implementation of any matter specified in a Development Plan prepared by the vocational education committee. | |
(2) A Voluntary Youth Council, in addition to the function conferred on it by subsection (1)— | ||
(a) shall be a forum for the voluntary youth work organisations operating in the vocational education area to discuss the provision of youth work programmes and youth work services in the area, and | ||
(b) shall nominate persons for appointment to a youth work committee for the purposes of section 20 (2)(c). | ||
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1) and (2)(a), a Voluntary Youth Council shall, in providing advice and in its role as a forum, have regard to— | ||
(a) the treatment of male and female young persons, respectively, in relation to access to youth work, and | ||
(b) the numbers of male and female young persons, respectively, who are likely to participate in youth work programmes and youth work services. |