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NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL DECREE,
1974 (NRCD 241)
As amended by
NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL (AMENDMENT)
DECREE, 1974 (NRCD 300)1.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Establishment of the Council.
2. Object.
3. Governing Body of the Council.
4. Functions of the Board.
5. Meetings.
6. Regional Youth Committees.
7. District Youth Committees.
8. National Co-ordinator.
9. Deputy National Co-ordinators.
10. Regional and District
Co-ordinators.
11. Secretary and Other Officers.
12. Funds of the Council.
13. Audit.
14. Application of Seal of the
Council.
15. Annual Reports.
16. Registration of Youth
Organisation.
17. Interpretation.
18. Repeal.
19. Commencement.
IN pursuance of the National
Redemption Council (Establishment)
Proclamation, 1972 this Decree is
hereby made:
Section 1—Establishment of the
Council.
(1) There is hereby established a
body to be known as the National
Youth Council hereafter in this
Decree referred to as "the
Council".
(2) The Council shall be a body
corporate with perpetual
succession and a common seal and
may sue and be sued in the name
assigned to it by this Decree.
(3) The Council may, except as
otherwise directed in writing by
the Commissioner, for the purpose
of carrying out its object,
purchase, hold, manage and dispose
of any movable or immovable
property and may enter into such
contracts and other transactions
as may be expedient.
Section 2—Object.
(1) The object of the Council is
to develop a strong and
disciplined youth imbued with a
spirit of nationalism and a sense
of public service and morality.
(2) In furtherance of the object
mentioned in subsection (1) of
this section the Council shall be
charged with the responsibility
for the formulation of such
policies and programmes as will
promote in the youth—
(a) a sense of self-reliance,
leadership, discipline and civic
responsibility;
(b) a sense of friendship and
co-operation through exchange of
ideas with youth organisations in
other countries in Africa and the
world.
Section 3—Governing Body of the
Council.
(1) The governing body of the
Council shall be a board of
trustees in this Decree referred
to as “the Board”
(2) The Board shall consist of the
following persons:—
(a) a chairman;
(b) a deputy chairman;
(c) the National Co-ordinator;
(d) ten members of the public
nominated by the Commissioner;
(e) a representative of the
Ministry of Education (ex
officio);
(f) a representative of the
Ministry responsible for Youth
Affairs (ex officio);
(g) a representative of the
Department of Social Welfare and
Community Development (ex
officio).
(h) a representative of the
National Union of Ghana Students.
[As inserted by National Youth
Council (Amendment) Decree, (NRCD
300)].
(3) The Chairman, the Deputy
Chairman and other members of the
Board other than the National
Co-ordinator shall be appointed by
the National Redemption Council on
the advice of the Commissioner.
(4) The members of the Board other
than the National Co-ordinator and
the ex officio members shall hold
office for a period of three years
but such members may be eligible
for re-appointment at the
expiration of their term of
office.
(5) Members of the Board other
than the ex officio members may
resign their office by notice in
writing addressed to the
Commissioner and the appointment
of any such member may at any time
be terminated by the National
Redemption Council if the Council
is satisfied that it is in the
public interest so to do.
(6) Members of the Board may be
paid such remuneration or
allowance as the Commissioner in
consultation with the Commissioner
responsible for Finance may
determine.
Section 4—Functions of the Board.
(1) Subject to the other
provisions of this Decree, the
Board shall have general control
of the management of the Council
on matters of policy.
(2) Without prejudice to
subsection (1) of this section the
Board shall, on behalf of the
Council, be responsible for the
efficient functioning and
co-ordination of the activities of
youth organisations in Ghana and
for the formulation of policies
and programmes in respect of all
youth activities and also
generally for the carrying out the
object of the Council.
Section 5—Meetings.
(1) An ordinary meeting of the
Board shall be held at least once
in every four months and shall be
convened by the Chairman in
consultation with the National
Co-ordinator.
(2) An extra-ordinary meeting of
the Board may be summoned at the
request of not less than
two-thirds of the members of the
Board, and no business shall be
transacted other than that stated
in the agenda for that meeting.
(3) Notice of every ordinary
meeting of the Board shall be
given to each member of the Board
at least 14 days prior to the date
of the meeting.
(4) The Chairman, the National
Co-ordinator and not less than
one-third of the other members of
the Board shall constitute a
quorum at any meeting of the
Board.
(5) The Chairman shall preside at
every meeting of the Board and in
his absence the Deputy Chairman
shall preside and in the absence
of both of them any member elected
by the members of the Board
present shall preside.
(6) Questions proposed at meetings
of the Board shall be determined
by a simple majority of the
members present and voting and in
the event of equality of votes the
Chairman or the person presiding
shall have a second or casting
vote.
(7) The validity of any
proceedings of the Board shall not
be affected by any vacancy among
its members or by any defect in
their appointment.
(8) The Board may at any time
co-opt any person to act as an
adviser at any of its meetings but
no person so co-opted shall be
entitled to vote at such meetings.
(9) The Board may appoint such
committees as it may think fit to
assist in the discharge of its
functions.
Section 6—Regional Youth
Committees.
(1) There shall be appointed in
each region a Regional Youth
Committee comprising the following
persons:—
(a) a chairman appointed by the
Commissioner;
(b) one person appointed by the
Chairman of the Council;
(c) a Regional Co-ordinator
appointed by the Commissioner;
(d) one representative from each
of the Youth groups mentioned in
subsection (1) of section 9;
(e) the Regional Education Officer
(ex officio);
(f) the Regional Social Welfare
and Community Development Officer
(ex officio).
(2) The Regional Youth Committees
shall assist the Council in
carrying out its functions and
shall, subject to the directions
of the Board, be responsible for
the implementation of the policies
of the Council in the Regions.
(3) A Regional Youth Committee
shall meet at such times and
places as the Chairman may
determine but not less frequently
than once in every three months.
(4) A Regional Youth Committee may
prescribe its own procedure for
the conduct of its meetings.
Section 7—District Youth
Committees.
(1) There shall be appointed in
each district a District Youth
Committee which shall consist of—
(a) a chairman appointed by the
Commissioner;
(b) a District Co-ordinator
appointed by the Commissioner;
(c) the District Education Officer
(ex officio);
(d) the District Social Welfare
and Community Development Officer
(ex officio).
(2) A District Youth Committee
shall, subject to the directions
of the Regional Youth Committee,
be responsible for the
organisation of all youth
activities in the district.
(3) A District Youth Committee
shall meet at such times and
places as the Chairman may
determine but not less frequently
than once in every three months.
(4) A District Youth Committee
shall regulate its own procedure
for the conduct of its meetings.
Section 8—National Co-ordinator.
(1) The Council shall have a
National Co-ordinator who shall be
appointed by the National
Redemption Council upon such terms
and conditions as may be specified
in his instrument of appointment.
(2) The National Co-ordinator
shall be a public officer.
(3) The National Co-ordinator
shall, subject to the general
control of the Board on matters of
policy, be charged with the
direction of the day-to-day
business of the Council and of the
administration, organisation and
control of all the employees of
the Council.
(4) Where the office of the
National Co-ordinator becomes
vacant the Board shall notify the
Commissioner who in turn shall
notify the National Redemption
Council.
(5) Where the National
Co-ordinator is unable by reason
of illness or absence from Ghana
to perform his functions under
this Decree the Board shall
authorise one of the Deputy
National Co-ordinators to perform
those functions until such time
that he is able again to perform
those functions.
Section 9—Deputy National
Co-ordinators.
(1) The Council shall have four
Deputy National Co-ordinators who
shall be in charge of the
Religious, Adventure, Student and
Settlement groups of the Council.
(2) The Deputy National
Co-ordinators shall be public
officers and shall be appointed by
the Commissioner on such terms and
conditions as he may determine.
(3) Subject to the directions of
the National Co-ordinator on
matters of policy a Deputy
National Co-ordinator shall be
responsible for organising the
activities and programmes of the
youth group mentioned in relation
to him in subsection (1) of this
section.
Section 10—Regional and District
Co-ordinators.
The Regional and District
Co-ordinators shall be public
officers and shall be paid such
salaries or remuneration as the
Commissioner may determine.
Section 11—Secretary and Other
Officers.
(1) The Council shall have an
officer to be designated as the
Secretary to the Board and shall
also have such other staff as may
be necessary for the efficient
conduct of the functions of the
Board.
(2) The Secretary and other
members of the staff of the
Council shall be public officers.
(3) The Secretary shall arrange
the business for and cause to be
recorded and kept minutes of all
proceedings of the Board and shall
also perform such other functions
in relation to the functions of
the Board as the Board may assign
to him.
Section 12—Funds of the Council.
The funds of the Council shall
consist of—
(a) grants-in-aid received from
the Government or the National
Trust Fund;
(b) donations and voluntary
contributions received from any
individual or body.
Section 13—Audit.
(1) The Board shall cause to be
kept proper and correct account of
all moneys received and expended
by it.
(2) Such accounts shall be audited
by the Auditor-General or an
auditor appointed by the Board on
the recommendation of the
Auditor-General within three
months after the end of the
financial year.
(3) The financial year of the
Council shall be a period of
twelve months ending on the 30th
day of June in each year.
Section 14—Application of Seal of
the Council.
(1) The common seal of the Council
shall be kept in the custody and
control of the National
Co-ordinator and shall be applied
in respect of such documents as
the Board may determine.
(2) Subject to subsection (1) of
this section the application of
the seal of the Council shall be
authenticated by the signatures of
the National Co-ordinator and two
other members of the Board.
(3) The Board may by writing under
its seal empower any person to
execute any instrument whatsoever
or to enter into any contract on
behalf of the Board.
Section 15—Annual Reports.
The Board shall submit reports on
its activities to the Commissioner
as soon as may be after the 30th
day of September in every year,
but not later than 31st day of
March in the following year.
Section 16—Registration of Youth
Organisation.
(1) No youth organisation shall
engage in any youth activities
unless that organisation has been
registered as such by the Council.
(2) The Council shall charge in
respect of every registration such
fee as the Board may determine
with the prior approval of the
Commissioner.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions
of any enactment any youth
organisation in existence
immediately before the
commencement of this Decree shall
within thirty days after the
coming into force of this Decree
apply to the Council to be
registered.
(4) Any youth organisation which
fails to register within thirty
days after its formation or if in
existence before the coming into
force of this Decree, fails to
register within thirty days after
the Decree had come into force
shall be proscribed by the Council
and it shall be unlawful for any
person to do any act likely to
promote the activities and
operations of any youth
organisation so proscribed.
(5) Any person who does any act in
contravention of sub-section (4)
of this section shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not
exceeding ¢500.00 or to
imprisonment for a term not
exceeding six months or to both.
(6) The Council shall proscribe or
refuse to register any youth
organisation the aims or objects
of which are contrary to the
object of the Council.
Section 17—Interpretation.
In this Decree—
"board" means the Board appointed
under section 3 of this Decree;
"commissioner" means the
Commissioner responsible for Youth
Affairs;
"district" has the meaning
assigned to it by section 119 of
the Local Administration Act, 1971
(Act 359) so however that where a
District Council has not been
established in any area "district"
shall in respect of that area mean
an administrative district.
Section 18—Repeal.
The Central Advisory Committee on
Youth Decree, 1967 (NLCD 171) and
the Central Advisory Committee
(Amendment) 1968 (N.L.C.D. 289)
are hereby repealed.
Section 19—Commencement.
This Decree shall be deemed to
have come into force on the 1st
day of February, 1974.
Made this 31st day of January,
1974.
COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG
Chairman of the National
Redemption Council
Date of Gazette Notification: 5th
February, 1974.
amended by
NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL (AMENDMENT)
DECREE, 1974 (NRCD 300)1.
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