~i~~~aliiication and disability

(1 ) A person shall: be disqualified Tor being etecred or nominated as. and for continuing a, a member- (a) if he is an undischarged insolvent; or (b) if hc is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a cornpeten1 court; ur !$ R > (c) if his name hz been removed from [he regisler and has not been re-entered therein; or (d) if he is a whole-time oflicer or servant of the Council; or (e) if he has been convicted for an offence invohing moral tuaitude. Q) rf any member absenls himself. from three consecutive meetings of he Council, wirhou~ leave of Ihe council granted under subsection (7) of section 4 or wi~hout such reasons as may, in the opinion of the Council, be sulficient, the Council may declare his seat vacant and take steps 10 fill~he vacancy. (3) 1f any member becomes, or is round to be, subject to any of [he disq~~alificafions mtnlioned in sub-seclion (1). the ~ouncil shall submit a report tn the Gavemrnent. and the Governmen& ifsatisfied about the disqualilica- lions, shsll declare his seat lacant. 8- Meetings of Council (1) Thc meetings ~f the Council shall be convened, held and conducted in such manner as may be prescribed. 12) The President whcn presenr, shall preside at cvery meeting ofthe Council. If at any m~ering ihe Prcsidonr is ' absent, the Vice-President, and in Ihe absence ofboh, some other member elected by the members prescrlr fiom amongst themselves, shall prcside at such meeting. (3) AII isucs at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of members present and wring. (4) nc presiding authority at a meeting shall have and exercise a sccorid or casting vote, in &e of an equality of votes. .- (5) Eight members (including the President and Vicc-Prcsidcnt) shall form a quorum. When a quorum is required bul not present, the presiding auth~rity shall, after waiting for not less than thirty minutes for such quorum, adjourn the meeting to such hour QT some future day as ir may notify oi lhc notice board at thc ofice of the Council; and the business which would hnve becn broughl heforc the original mccling had there bcen a quorum thereat. shall be brought before the adjourned meeting, and may bc disposed of at such meeting or any subsequent adjournment Iher-C whether here be a quorum presenl. or not. g. proceedings al mecling and validity of acts (1) 'ihe proceedings of cvery mecling of he council, shalt be Maied as confidential; ar~d no person, shall, w irh- out fie previous resolution of rhe Council, disclose any ponion rhereof; Provided hat nothing in Lhis section shall be deerncd to prohibit any person from disclosing or publishing the text of any resolution adopted by the Council, unless he Council directs such resolution also to be treated as confidential. (2) No disqualification orderect ia rhe election or nominalion ofany person s a member, or as rhe Resident, or w the Vice-President, or as a presiding autharily of a meeting shall by itself be deemed to vitiate any act or proceedings of the Council in which such person has raken part, if the majority of pcrsons who are parties to such act or proceedings, were entitled to Yore. (3) Durihg shy vacancy in thc Council, the dontinuing members may act, as ifno vacancy had occurred. (4) Any act done by the Council shall not be questioned an the ground mercly of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of he Council,