Cap. 470 Art. 10Provisions relating to proceedings of the Council and of its organs.

(1) The Council or its organs shall meet as many times as may be required following a call by their respective chairman or by request of any other two of its members.

(2) Half the number plus one of members who at the time constitute the Council or of its organs shall form a quorum.

(3) The decisions of the Council and its organs shall be made by simple majority of the votes of members present and voting: Provided that decisions of a technical-scientific linguistic nature shall only be taken by the Council by an absolute majority of absence of the Chairman of the Council the Deputy Chairman, or whosoever is appointed to act as chairman, shall have an original vote and in the case of an equality of votes, a casting vote.

(5) Without prejudice to any other requirement of this Act, no decision of the Council shall be valid unless it is at least supported by three members of the Council.

(6) The Council or any of its organs may from time to time invite any person to attend any one or more of its meetings in order to give expert advice about any matters which the Council may be discussing: Provided that such person may only be invited for a limited number of sittings and only in relation to a particular issue and shall not have any right to vote.

(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act and of any regulations which may be made under it, the Council and its organs shall regulate their own procedures.

(8) Subject to the foregoing provisions in this article, no act or proceeding of the Council or of any of its organs shall be invalidated solely on account of the existence of any vacancy among its members.

(9) Any act made by a person who acts bona fide as a member of the Council or of any of its organs shall be valid as if he were a valid member notwithstanding that it is subsequently discovered that there was a defect in his appointment or qualifications.