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Meetings and procedure.
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16.—(1) The Council shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the due fulfilment of its functions.
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(2) At a meeting of the Council—
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(a) the chairperson of the Council shall, if present, be the chairperson of the meeting, or
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(b) if and so long as the chairperson of the Council is not present or if that office is vacant, the deputy chairperson of the Council shall be chairperson of the meeting, and a meeting of the Council shall not be held if and so long as the chairperson of the Council and deputy chairperson of the Council are not present, or if those offices are vacant.
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(3) Every question at a meeting shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the Council present and voting on the question and, in the case of an equal division of votes, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
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(4) The Council may act notwithstanding one or more vacancies among its members.
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(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Council shall regulate its procedure by rules or otherwise.
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(6) Subject to subsection (2), the quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be 5.
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