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to build youth character;

to develop patriotism among youths;

to spread the principles of the Rukun Negara;

to create the awareness among youth against negative element and values;

to enable youth awareness of culture, the environment, sports, health, spirituality and social welfare;

to provide opportunities for youth participation in urban and rural community development programmes;

to provide opportunities for training in leadership, skills and entrepreneurship; and

to assist the youth to adapt and form positive attitudes in facing the challenges and exigencies of life through the use of educational and life skills components;

“main body of youth societies at the national level” means a youth society registered under this Act and recognized as the main body of youth societies at the national level under section 49;

“youth” means a person not less than fifteen years and not more than forty years old;

“Institute” means the Malaysian Institute For Research In Youth

Development established under section 55;

“head” includes President, Yang Dipertua, Chairman or any supreme position which refers to a highest ranking office in youth societies;

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“Director General” means the Director General responsible for youth appointed under subsection 3(1);

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Institute established under section 59;

“Council” means the National Youth Consultative Council established under section 35;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for youth affairs;

“Panel” means the Dispute Resolution Panel under section 29;

“office-bearers” means any person who is the president or vice-president, or secretary or treasurer of such society or any branch of a society, or who is a member of the committee or governing body thereof, or of any branch thereof or who holds in such society or branch of a society any office or position analogous to any of those mentioned above;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of Youth Societies appointed under subsection 4(1);

“society” includes any club, company, partnership, or association of seven or more persons whatever its nature or object, whether temporary or permanent, but does not include—

any company registered under the provisions of any written law relating to companies for the time being in force in Malaysia;

any company or association constituted under any written law;

any trade union registered or required to be registered under the provisions of any written law relating to trade unions for the time being in force in Malaysia;

any company, association or partnership formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any lawful business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association or partnership, or by individual members thereof;

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any co-operative society, registered as such, under any written law;

any organization or association which has been granted a certificate by a person or authority appointed under the provisions of a written law for the time being in force relating to the registration of schools and that such organization or association forms part of the curriculum of a school; or

any school, management committee of a school, parents association or parents and teachers association registered or exempted from registration under any law for the time being in force regulating schools;

“youth society” means any society having the following criteria:

has a name which contains the word “youth” or a word which has similar or like meaning to the youth;

all the members who shall not be less than the ages of fifteen years and not more than forty years old or any affiliated or group of societies whose members shall not be less than fifteen years and not more than forty years old; and

has the objective to conduct youth activities;

“registered youth societies” means a youth society which is registered under subsection 9(1).