Proceedings of the University and bodies not invalidated by vacancies

56. No act or proceeding of any authority, committee or body of the University shall be invalid merely by reason of,

1. (a) any vacancy in or defect in the constitution thereof; or
2. (b) any defect in the election, nomination or appointment of a person acting as a member thereto; or
3. (c) any irregularity in its procedure not affecting the merits of the case.