Proceedings of meetings and validity of acts.

(1) The proceedings of the discussion of every meeting of the Board shall be treated as confidential and no person shall, without the previous permission of the Board disclose any portion thereof : Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any person from disclosing or publishing the text of any resolution adopted by the Board, unless the Board directs such resolution also to be treated as confidential. (2) No disqualification of, or defect in the election, nomination or appointment of, any person as a member, or as the President, or as a presiding authority of a meeting, shall of itself be deemed to vitiate any act or proceeding of the Board, in which such person has taken part, whenever the majority of persons party to such act or proceedings were entitled to vote. (3) During any vacancy in the Board, the continuing members may act, as if no vacancy had occurred, unless the number of vacancies exceeds four in number.