23Meetings of Council

23 Meetings of Council

(1) The President: (a) shall convene such meetings of the Council as he or she considers necessary for the conduct of its business; and (b) shall, on receipt of a written request signed by no fewer than 6 members of the Council, convene a meeting of the Council. (2) The Minister may at any time convene a meeting of the Council. (3) The President shall preside at all meetings of the Council at which he or she is present. (4) If the President is not present at a meeting of the Council, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting. (5) At a meeting of the Council, 7 members constitute a quorum. (6) Subject to subsection (7), all questions arising at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, including the member presiding. (7) In the event of an equality of votes on a motion proposed at a meeting of the Council, the motion shall be taken not to be passed. (8) Subject to this section, the Council may regulate the conduct of proceedings at its meetings as it thinks fit and shall keep minutes of those proceedings.