Section 1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; “members” means members of the Board ; “Executive -Director” means the Executive -Director of the National Youth Service appointed under section 18 ; “Minister” means the minister responsible for youth affairs and "Ministry” shall be construed accordingly; “Service” means the National Youth Service established under section 2; “service scheme” means the National Youth Service scheme that service participants undertake for a period of one year; “service corps” means graduates who are enlisted in the National Youth Service scheme; “graduates” means Sierra Leonean college or university graduates who obtain their degrees at the end of each academic year and are below the age of thirty five years . PART II–ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE