Meeting of the Council

(1) Calling, holding and conduct of the Council meeting shall be as prescribed by the rules. (2) The President, when present, shall preside over every meeting of the Council. In the absence of the President, the Vice-President shall preside over the meeting. If both are absent, a member elected from amongst the general members of the Council shall preside over the meeting. (3) Any disputed matter in the Council meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present in the meeting. (4) The presiding officer of a meeting shall have the right to vote at that time when the votes for and against a matter are equal. (5) The quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be complete with six members, in which the President and Vice-President shall also be included. When the above quorum is not being met in a meeting, the presiding officer, after waiting for at least 30 minutes, may adjourn the meeting for that day or until the next day and this information shall be recorded on the notice board of the Council. The disputed matter shall be placed in the next meeting of the Council and can be disposed of even in the absence of a quorum.