Section 1, No. The National Youth Service (Amendement) Act 2024No. The National Youth Service (Amendement) Act 2024

Section 1 of the National Youth Service Act, 2016 isamended by the repeal and replacement of that section with following new section - 1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires - "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; "Executive -Director" means the Executive - Director of the National Youth Service appointed under section 18; "graduate" means a person to whom a Degree has been awarded by a university and below the age of (35) thirty five years; "members" means members of the Board ; "Minister" means the minister responsible for youth affairs and "Ministry" shall be construed accordingly; "non-graduate' 'means a Sierra Leonean with BECE, WASSCE, Diploma, from any recognised institution and are below the age of (35) thirty five years; "Service" means the National Youth Service established under section 2; "service corps" means graduates who are enlisted in the National Youth Service scheme; "service scheme" means the National YouthService scheme that service participants undertake for a period of one year. " "service men and women" means non-graduate who are enlisted in the National Youth Service Scheme. " "service member" means both graduate and nongraduate. " "Interpretation. 10. Section 27 of the National Youth Service Act, 2016 is following new section - 27. (1) A prospective Service participant shall fill out the form set out in the First Schedule." 11. Subsection (3) of section 28 of the National Youth Service Act, 2016 is amended by the insertion immediately after the word "graduate", the words "or a non-graduate". 12. Subsection (2) of section 38 of the National Youth Service Act, 2016 is amended by the repeal and replacement of the figures "15, 000,000.00" with the phrase not less than "Le 50,000". of Section 28 Amendmentof Section 38 of Act No. 4 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. "Form. of section 27 of Act No.4 Passed in Parliament this day of, in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty Four. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY, Clerk of Parliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY, Clerk of Parliament. No. The National Youth Service (Amendement) Act 2024No. The National Youth Service (Amendement) Act 2024 3