16. Proceedings of the Council &e
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The Chairman shall convene a meeting of the
Council once in every three months.
The Chairman shall give at least fourteen days’ notice to each of the members and shall specify in such notice the business to be dealt with at such meeting.
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The Chairman shall at the request of ten members of the Council summon a special meeting of the Council within seven days after being requested to do so in writing.
The Chairman shall give at least two days’ notice in writing of such special meeting of the Council to each of the members and shall specify in such notice the business to be dealt with at such meeting,
Eighteen members shall form a quorum at any meet-ing of the Council.
All decisions of the Council shall as far as possible be taken by a consensus.
Where a consensus is not possible a decision thereon shail be postponed for the next meeting of the Council.
Where such consensus is not possible at such meeting, a vote shall be taken thereon and a decision taken by a majority vote. In case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
The proceedings at every meeting of the Council shall be recorded in a minutes book and such minutes shall be adopted at the next meeting of the Council.
Subject to the provisions herein contained the Council may determine its own procedure.