Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Definition of Terms. For purposes of this Act, the following terms are hereby defined:

(a) Commission shall refer to the National Youth Commission created under Republic Act No. 8044;

(b) Local Chief Executive shall refer to the provincial governor, city and municipal mayor;

(c) Local Government Operations Officer shall refer to the duly designated head of the office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) stationed in the concerned local government unit;

(d) Local Sanggunian shall refer to the sangguniang panlalawigan, sangguniang panlungsod and sangguniang bayan;

(e) Youth Affairs Provincial Officer shall refer to the person duly appointed or designated by the Commission to serve as its agent in the province with the tasks provided for in this Act or as the Commission may deem necessary;

(f) Youth shall refer to those persons whose ages range from fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years old as defined in Republic Act No. 8044;

(g) Youth Organizations shall refer to those organizations whose membership/ composition are the youth; and

(h) Youth-Serving Organizations shall refer to those registered organizations whose principal programs, projects and activities are youth-oriented and youth-related.

CHAPTER II

THE KATIPUNAN NG KABATAAN AND THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN