164Quorum not present

164 Quorum not present (1) Where a meeting is postponed, that fact together with the names of the members present at the time is to be recorded in the minutes kept by the council. (2) Where at a meeting a quorum of members is not present the Mayor is to suspend the meeting for a period of 30 minutes and, if at the expiration of that period a quorum is not present, the names of the members present at the time are to be recorded in the minutes kept by the council and the Mayor is to adjourn the meeting to a later time or to another date, as the Mayor thinks fit. (3) A member is taken to be present at a meeting if the member is in the room in which the meeting is taking or is to take place and is seated at the place allocated to the member for the meeting.