31Council meetings

31 Council meetings

(1)  The Council may convene a meeting of the Council at any time.

(2)  The president, the vice-president or two or more other members of the Council, by notice in writing –

(a) may require the Executive Director to convene a special meeting of the Council; and

(b) is to specify the matter to be considered at that meeting.

(3)  The Executive Director is to convene a special meeting, requested under subclause (2) , by notice in writing to the members of the Council specifying the matter to be considered at that meeting.

(4)  If the Executive Director refuses or fails to convene a special meeting after being requested under subclause (2) , the person who made the request may convene a meeting of the Council.

(5)  A resolution of the Council in respect of a matter is valid, without being considered at a meeting of Council, as if it had been passed at such a meeting if –

(a) the matter is referred to all members of the Council by the president, or vice-president, of the Council; and

(b) a majority of members of the Council indicate to the president, or vice-president, of the Council that they are in favour of the resolution.

(6)  In the event of an equality of votes on a motion at a Council meeting, the motion is taken to be lost.