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( 1 ) The proceedings of the discussion of every meeting of 1 [the Council shall] be treated as confidential and no person shall, without the previous resolution of 2 [the Council,] disclose any portion thereof : Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any person from disclosing or publishing the text of any resolution adopted by 3 [the Council] unless 4 [the Council] directs such resolution also to be treated as confidential. ( 2 ) No disqualification of or defect in the election, nomination or appointment of any person as a member or as the President or as 5 [the Vice-President], or as a presiding authority of a meeting, shall of itself be deemed to vitiate any act or proceedings of 6 [the Council] in which such person has taken part, whenever the majority of persons, parties to such act or proceedings, were entitled to vote. ( 3 ) During any vacancy in 7 [the Council], the continuing members may act as if no vacancy had occurred : Provided that, the number of vacancies shall at any time not exceed six in number.