AĠENZIJA ŻGĦAŻAGĦ (ESTABLISHMENT AS AN AGENCY) ORDER

AĠENZIJA ŻGĦAŻAGĦ (ESTABLISHMENT AS AN AGENCY)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 595.02

AĠENZIJA ŻGĦAŻAGĦ (ESTABLISHMENT

AS AN AGENCY) ORDER

14th December, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 522 of 2010.

The title of this Order is the Aġenzija Żgħażagħ

(Establishment as an Agency) Order.

(1) There shall be an Agency, to be known as the Aġenzija

Żgħażagħ, which shall carry out functions related to youth affairs.

This Agency shall assume the responsibilities previously vested in

the Youth Section within the Directorate for Educational Services.

(2) All employees previously performing duties with, and any

other public officers currently deployed with, the Youth Section

within the Directorate for Educational Services shall be regarded as

employees of the Agency under the same terms and conditions

prevailing at the date of coming into force of this Order.

(3) The employment contracts of employees Directorate for

Educational Services shall continue in force as if they were entered

into by the Agency.

(4) Public officers deployed with the agency shall be deemed to

be detailed with the Agency in accordance with article 33 of the

Public Administration Act.

(5) The Agency shall, as from the coming into force of this

O r d e r, a s s u m e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r a l l a s s e t s , l i a b i l i t i e s a n d

obligations previously entered into by the Youth Section within the

Directorate for Educational Services or by other bodies who act on

its behalf.

(1)

The Agency shall have the following functions

(a) to liaise and ensure the necessary coordination

between Government departments and other agencies

in the implementation of youth policy and measures or

initiatives proposed by Government or the Agency

from time to time;

(b) to undertake and co-ordinate research into specific

issues aimed as assessing the state of play with respect

to youth affairs;

(c) to formulate, co-ordinate, manage and evaluate youth

work programmes which promote active youth

participation and the empowerment of young people;

(d) to provide local and EU information to youth on any

matters which may be of interest to their development

and facilitate the participation of youths and youth

organisation in EU and Euromed programmes;

AĠENZIJA ŻGĦAŻAGĦ (ESTABLISHMENT AS AN AGENCY)

(e) to liaise with the National Authority and National

Agency of the Youth in Action programme for a

coherent operational programme;

(f)

to act as a focal point for the involvement of youth in

the decision making process;

(g) to promote the role of youth in local Government; and

(h) to assist and support national and regional voluntary

youth organisations and other organisations working in

the youth field.

(2)

The Agency shall assume the following duties

(a) to

coordinate,

evaluate

and

monitor

the

implementation of the National Youth Policy;

(b) to ensure that all Government programmes concerning

the affairs and interests of young people are

implemented in accordance with the National Youth

Policy;

(c) to keep direct and continuous contact with local and

foreign bodies working in the field of youth, and with

other groups, agencies or individuals as the need

arises;

(d) to ensure the highest standards in youth work; and

(e) to keep under review the workings of this Order, and

where deemed required, at the request of the Minister

or otherwise, submit proposals for the Order’s review.

(1) The Minister responsible for Aġenzija Żgħażagħ shall

be the Minister responsible for Youth.

(2) The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for

Youth shall supervise the Agency in terms of article 29 of the

Public Administration Act

Provided that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry

responsible for youth may be assisted in such supervision by

another Permanent Secretary in accordance with the proviso to

article 14(6) of the Public Administration Act

Provided further that if a Minister, other than the Prime

Minister, assumes responsibility for the Agency, its supervision

shall fall under the Permanent Secretary of that Ministry.

The Agency shall be governed by the provisions of the

Public Finance Management Act unless otherwise stated in the

Agency Agreement between the Permanent Secretary and the

Aġenzija Żgħażagħ, in which case the provisions of the Agency

Agreement shall prevail.

The operations of the Agency shall follow an Agency

Agreement which is to be agreed between the Permanent Secretary

and the Aġenzija Żgħażagħ.

(1) The Minister responsible for the Agency may establish

an advisory board to assist the Chief Executive Officer in the

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discharge of his duties.

(2) An advisory board established under this article shall

consist of not less than two and not more than four members

appointed by the Minister responsible for the Agency.

(3) The remuneration paid to members of the Agency’s

Advisory Board shall be in accordance with any directives and

guidelines which may be issued by the Agency from time to time.