Establishment of the National Committee for Families and Children

(1) There is established a body to be known as the National Committee for Families and Children (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”), consisting of the Executive Director of the Committee who shall be an ex-officio member without the right to vote, and one senior representative, appointed by the Minister, from each of the following entities, (a) the Ministry with responsibility for Social (b) the with for (c) the Ministry with responsibility for Health; (d) the Ministry with responsibility for Labour; (e) the Attorney-General’s Ministry; (f) a Non-Governmental Organisation principally concerned with child protection or child abuse prevention services; (g) a Non-Governmental Organisation principally concerned with issues affecting adolescents at risk; (h) an International Donor Agency principally concerned with the welfare of families and 84 (i) the Council of Churches; (j) the Judiciary; (k) the National Women’s Commission; (l) the Statistical Institute of Belize; (m) the Belize Police Department; (n) a Non-Governmental Organization principally concerned with the welfare of families and children, chosen, on a rotative basis, from among the Belize Family Life Association, the Young Women’s Christian Association, the Young Men’s Christian Association, the Girl Guides’ Association of Belize or the Scouts’ Association of Belize. (2) The term of office of the members of the Committee appointed under subsection (1) of this section, shall be for a period of two years in the first instance, but each member shall be eligible for reappointment. (3) The Minister, or a suitably qualified person designated by the Minister in that behalf, shall be the Chairperson of the