7. Procedure and meetings of the Council
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(1) The Council shall meet at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business, and such meetings shall be held at such place and time and on such days as the Council may determine.
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(2) Six members constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Council.
However, where any member is disqualified from taking part in any deliberation or decision of the Council with respect to any matter, he or she shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum for deliberating on or deciding that matter.
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(3) The chairperson may at any time call a special meeting of the Council and shall call a special meeting of the Council within 7 days of a requisition for that purpose addressed to him or her by any 3 members to consider the matters contained in such requisition.
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(4) The chairperson shall call a special meeting of the Council if directed by the Minister to do so.
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(5) The decision of the Council with regard to any question shall be determined by vote of the majority of the members present at the meeting of the Council and in any case when the votes of the members present in regard to any question shall be equally divided, the chairperson presiding at the meeting has a casting vote in addition to his or her own vote.
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(6) Minutes of the proceedings of each meeting of the Council shall be kept in such manner as the Council may determine and shall be confirmed by the chairperson as soon as practicable thereafter at a subsequent meeting.
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(7) The Council may co-opt any one or more persons to attend any particular meeting of the Council for the purpose of assisting or advising the Council, but no such co-opted person shall have any right to vote.
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(8) A member appointed by the Governor General who absents himself or herself without the leave of the chairperson from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council ceases to be a member.
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(9) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Council has power to regulate its own proceedings.