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(1) The Council shall meet for the dispatch of business at a time and place the Council may determine but shall meet at least once every three months.

(2) The chairperson shall upon the request of not less than one-third of the membership of the Council convene a special meeting of the Council.

(3) The quorum at a meeting of the Council shall be six members and shall include the Director of the Institute or the person acting in that capacity.

(4) The chairperson shall preside at meetings of the Council and in the absence of the chairperson, a member of the Council elected by the members present from among their number shall preside.

(5) Questions before the Council shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting and in the event of equality of votes the chairperson or the person presiding shall have a casting vote.

(6) The Council may co-opt any person to act as an adviser at its meetings but a co-opted person is not entitled to vote at the meeting.

(7) The validity of the proceedings of the Council shall not be affected by a vacancy among its members or by a defect in the appointment or qualification of a member.

(8) Except as otherwise provided under this section, the Council shall determine and regulate the procedure for its meetings.