Section 9: Meetings of Council

9. Meetings of Council (1) Eleven members, including the Chairperson, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. (2) The validity of any decision, proceeding or act of the Council, or act done on the authority of the Council, shall not be affected by— (a) any vacancy among the members; (b) any defect in the appointment of a member; or (c) the fact that some person who was not entitled to do so took part in the deliberations of the Council. (3) The Council shall meet at least 3 times a year. [Issue 2] M60 – 6 Revised Laws of Mauritius (4) A special meeting of the Council— (a) may be convened by the Chairperson at any time; (b) shall be convened by the Registrar within 7 days of the receipt by him of a request in writing signed by not less than 11 other members of the Council and specifying the purpose for which the meeting is to be convened. (5) The Council may set up a committee of 2 or more members for such purpose as it may determine. [S. 9 amended by s. 6 of Act 1 of 2002 w.e.f. 29 January 2002; s. 6 of Act 28 of 2007 w.e.f. 27 December 2007.]