ZIMBABWE YOUTH COUNCIL ACT (as at 1st February 2012) 3A Functions of Council (1) Subject to the directions of the Minister, the functions of the Council shall be— (a) to co-ordinate, supervise and foster the activities of national associations and clubs; and (b) to ensure the proper administration of national associations and clubs; and (c) to participate in national and international youth activities; and (d) to advise the Government on the needs of youth; and (e) with the approval of the Minister, to undertake projects designed to create employment for young people, including fund-raising, marketing and trading activities. (2) The Council shall have the following responsibilities in relation to registered national associations— (a) ensuring that membership of every such association is open to all clubs and schools that bona fide engage in the activity for which the association is responsible and are prepared to pay its dues and abide by its rules; and (b) ensuring that the rules and dues of such associations are such that no club or school is unable to become a member of the association so long as it bona fide engages in the activity for which the association is responsible; and (c) approving the annual estimates of such associations and receiving their audited annual accounts; and (d) advising such associations of Government policy relating to youth and the manner in which they can assist the Government in carrying out that policy; and (e) generally advising, assisting and supervising such associations. in accordance with any direction the President may give him; and (ii) seven shall be elected by registered national associations in terms of subsection (2). (2) The members referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall be elected at a meeting convened by the Council to which the Council shall invite an equal number of representatives from each of the registered national associations. (3) If, at a meeting convened in terms of subsection (2), the representatives of the national associations fail or refuse to elect all or any of the members to the Council, the Minister may— (a) convene another meeting in accordance with subsection (2); or (b) appoint as members such persons as he thinks fit, and any person so appointed shall be deemed to have been duly elected at a meeting convened in terms of subsection (2). 3C Terms of office of members Subject to this Act, a member of the Council shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment or re-election, as the case may be. 3D Vacation of office by members A member of a Council shall vacate his office and his office shall become vacant— (a) one month after the date he gives notice to the Council of his intention to resign or on the expiry of such shorter period as he and the Council may agree; or (b) if he is required to vacate his office by the Minister in terms of section three E; or (c) if, in case of an elected member, he vacates his office in terms of subsection (3) of section four. 3E Minister may require member to vacate his office or may suspend him (1) The Minister may require a member to vacate his office if the member— (a) has been guilty of improper conduct as a member or guilty of conduct that is prejudicial to the interests or reputation of the Council; or (b) is mentally or physically incapable of efficiently performing his duties as a member. 3B Membership of Council (1) The Council shall consist of— (a) a chairman appointed by the Minister after consultation with the President and in accordance with any directions the President may give him; and (b) fourteen other members, of whom— (i) seven shall be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the President and 3 [Chapter 25:19]