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Meeting of the Council : (1) The President, when present, shall preside at every meeting of the Council. If at any meeting the President is absent, the Vice President and in the absence of both, some other member elected by the members present among themselves, shall preside at such meeting. (2) No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Council unless at least five members are present. All questions, other than question of order, which may come before the Council, shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting at a meeting. In case of an equality of votes, the President or, in his absence, the Vice President or, in the absence of both, the member presiding over the meeting elected by the members present, shall have a casting vote. The President or the Vice President or the member presiding over the meeting, as the case may be, shall decide all points of order which may arise and his decision shall be final. (3) If any question arises with reference to procedure in respect of any matter for which no provision is made in this Act or the regulations made thereunder, the President or the Vice President or the member presiding over the meeting, as the case may be, shall decide the same and his decision shall be final. - 4 - Ex-120/2010 (4) Until such time as the regulations referred to in sub-section (3) have come into operation, the President may, by a letter addressed to each member, summon a meeting at such time and place as to him seem expedient. (5) Subject to the provision of this Act or the regulations made there under no Act or proceedings of the Council shall be invalid merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy among the members of the Council.