Chapter III CONDUCT OF BUSINESS OF COUNCIL

1. (1) The President shall convene and fix the date of every meeting, which may either be ordinary or special.
2. (2) A notice of every meeting, specifying the date, time and place thereof and the business to be transacted thereat, shall be dispatched to every member fifteen clear days before an ordinary meeting and seven clear days before a special meeting.
3. (3) No business other than that specified in the notice shall be transacted at a meeting except with the permission of the President.

The President may, if he thinks fit, within a period of not more than two weeks of the receipt of a written requisition, signed by not less than seven members call a special meeting.

The President when present shall preside over every meeting of the Council. If at any meeting the President is absent, then the Vice-President, and in the absence of both, some other member elected by the members present, from amongst themselves, shall preside over such meeting.

Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, all questions at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting at the meeting and in case of an equality of votes, the presiding authority at a meeting shall exercise a second or a casting vote.

The procedure for adjournment of, quorum at and recording of minutes of meeting of the Council shall be such as may be prescribed.

No act or proceedings of the Council shall be invalid merely by reason of,-

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

1. (1) There shall be paid to the President, the Vice-President and other members, such allowances for attendance at meetings and such reasonable travelling and other allowances, as may be prescribed.
2. (2) No member shall be entitled to any payment from the Council other than the payment as specified under sub-section (1).

1. (1) The Council may, if deemed appropriate or necessary, invite any person having special knowledge or experience in paramedical field or related studies or practice, or in other fields relevant to the objects and functions of the Council, to any of its meetings. Such person shall have the right to take part in the discussions but shall have no right to vote.
2. (2) Such invitee shall be entitled to receive such travelling and other allowances as are specified under section 16 for the purpose of attending the meeting.

1. (1) The Council may appoint from time to time, and for such period, a committee or committees consisting of such number of its members as it may think fit and may refer to such committee or committees for enquiry and report or for opinion, any matter for the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) Every committee appointed under sub-section (1) shall, at its first meeting, select one of its members to be its President.
3. (3) The mode of appointment of such committee, the summoning and holding of meetings and conduct of business of such committee shall be such as may be determined by regulations.
4. (4) The President of such committee, if deemed appropriate or necessary, may invite any person having special knowledge or experience in the subject with the committee, to any of its meetings, and in that case the provision of section 17 shall apply.