Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007 s 37
s 37 Members of the Council
(1) The Council shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Minister as Chairman;
(b) the Secretary General of the Ministry responsible for youth matters;
(c) the Director General;
(d) a representative who is in charge of youth matters of each State Government;
(e) a representative from the Ministry responsible for Federal Territories;
(f) not more than ten representatives from the government agencies dealing with youth matters to be determined by the Minister;
(g) not more than twenty five officers of the Ministry responsible for youth matters to be appointed by the Minister;
(h) all the members of the Supreme Council and Executive Committee of the main body of youth societies at the national level; and
(i) not more than twenty persons who in the opinion of the Minister, are likely to contribute effectively to youth development, to be appointed by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may appoint temporarily any member of the Council to perform the functions of the Chairman for the period when the Chairman is, by reason of illness, leave of absence or any other reason, unable to perform his functions.
(3) A member appointed as the Chairman under subsection (2) shall during the period in which he is performing the functions of the Chairman under this section, be deemed to be the Chairman.
Malay text (authoritative)
Keanggotaan Majlis
(1) Majlis hendaklah terdiri daripada anggota yang berikut:
(a) Menteri sebagai Pengerusi;
(b) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian yang bertanggungjawab bagi hal ehwal belia;
(c) Ketua Pengarah;
(d) seorang wakil setiap Kerajaan Negeri yang bertanggungjawab mengenai hal ehwal belia;
(e) seorang wakil daripada Kementerian yang bertanggungjawab bagi Wilayah Persekutuan;
(f) tidak lebih daripada sepuluh orang wakil daripada agensi kerajaan yang mengendalikan hal ehwal belia yang ditentukan oleh Menteri;
(g) tidak lebih daripada dua puluh lima orang pegawai Kementerian yang bertanggungjawab bagi hal ehwal belia yang dilantik oleh Menteri;
(h) semua Anggota Dewan Tertinggi dan Anggota Jawatankuasa Kerja badan induk pertubuhan belia di peringkat kebangsaan; dan
(i) tidak lebih daripada dua puluh orang yang pada pendapat Menteri boleh menyumbang secara berkesan kepada pembangunan belia, yang dilantik oleh Menteri.
(2) Menteri boleh melantik secara sementara mana-mana anggota Majlis untuk melaksanakan fungsi Pengerusi bagi tempoh apabila Pengerusi tidak berupaya, disebabkan sakit, cuti atau apa-apa sebab lain, untuk melaksanakan fungsinya.
(3) Anggota yang dilantik sebagai Pengerusi di bawah subseksyen (2) hendaklah, semasa tempoh dia melaksanakan fungsi Pengerusi di bawah seksyen ini, disifatkan sebagai Pengerusi.
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Text as at 1 November 2014 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
