Cap. 553 ст. 12Council for Older Persons.
(1) There shall be a Council for Older Persons appointed by the Minister to assist the Commissioner. This Council shall be composed of the Commissioner, who shall be the chairperson, and six other members appointed as follows:
(a) one person appointed by the Minister;
(b) one person appointed by the Minister responsible for health;
(c) one person appointed by the Minister responsible for education;
(d) one person appointed by the National Commission for Active Ageing; and
(e) two persons appointed by the National Council for the Elderly.
(2) The Council shall have the right to co-opt up to five other persons who, in the opinion of the Council, best represent older persons and the human rights of older persons. These persons shall, as far as possible, be older persons and persons involved in the promotion of active ageing measures and initiatives.
(3) The quorum of the Council shall be established by the presence of the chairperson and any other two members present.
(4) The Council shall meet at least once every three months and shall be convened by the chairperson. The chairperson shall also convene a meeting of the Council when requested to do so by at least two members of the Council.
(5) The Council shall, subject to the foregoing provisions regulate its own procedures.
(6) The functions of the Council shall be:
(a) to monitor compliance with the United Nations Principles for Older Persons adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 16 December 1991, the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing adopted by the United Nations during the Second World Assembly on Ageing (8-12 April 2002), and with all such other international treaties, conventions or agreements relating to older persons as are or may be ratified or otherwise acceded to by Malta;
(b) to advise and assist the Commissioner in the performance of the functions of the Commissioner as listed in this Act, and in the promotion of the welfare of older persons as specified in article 11.