Bill 55 2021 - Bill 55 - Seychelles National Youth Council (Amendment) Bill 2021
AI-assisted research summary: This amendment shifts responsibility for advising on and approving Council matters to the Minister, and repeals section 8 while also changing section 7 and replacing section 6.
[28th October 2021] Supplement to Official Gazette i SEYCHELLES NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 (Bill No. 55 of 2021) OBJECTS AND REASONS The Seychelles National Youth Council Act,1997 (Cap 319) (hereinafter “the Act”) was enacted to provide for the establishment of the National Youth Council, its composition, functions and mandates and for the development of the youth and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The affairs of the Seychelles National Youth Council is managed and administered by a Board of the Council consisting of persons elected by the General Assemby. The President, in his address to the Nation on the 1st of February, 2021, made an announcement pertaining to the restructuring of statutory and other parastal bodies. In order to give effect to the announcement made by the President, this Bill proposes to repeal the provisions relating to the Board of the Council and entrust its functions to the Minister. Accordingly, in view of the above, this Bill proposes the substitution in the Act of section 6, the repeal of section 8 and the amendment of section 7. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives. Dated this 28th day of OCTOBER, 2021. FRANK D.R. ALLY ATTORNEY-GENERAL ——————— ii Supplement to Official Gazette [28th October 2021] SEYCHELLES NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 (Bill No. 55 of 2021) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections 1. Short title 2. Substitution of section 6 3. Amendment of section 7 4. Repeal of section 8 [28th October 2021] Supplement to Official Gazette iii SEYCHELLES NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 (Bill No. 55 of 2021) A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE SEYCHELLES NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL ACT, 1997 (CAP 319). ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Seychelles National Youth Council (Amendment) Act, 2021. iv Supplement to Official Gazette [28th October 2021] Substitution of Section 6 2. Section 6 of the Seychelles National Youth Council Act, 1997 (Cap 319) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal Act”) is hereby repealed and substituted by the following — “Minister's responsibility 6. The Minister shall be responsible for advising on and approving all matters relating to the functions of the Council.”. Amendment of section 7 3. Section 7 of the principal Act is amended in paragraph (b) by repealing the word “nominated” and substituting therefor the word “appointed”. Repeal of section 8 4. Section 8 of the principal Act is repealed.