(1) No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Council unless a quorum of eight members be present.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in section 21(1), all questions arising at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by the votes of the majority of the members present and voting or in the case of an equality of votes by the second or casting vote of the President of the council or in his absence, of the member presiding at the meeting.
2. Add by section 3 (a) of U. P. Act XXXV of 1952.
3. Add by section 2 of U. P. Act XXV of 1954· 202 [The United Provinces Nurses, Midwives, Assistant Midwives, [Section 13-16] [Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives and Health Visitors] Registration Act, 1934] Validity of acts and proceedings
13. No act or proceeding of the Council shall be deemed invalid merely by reason of a vacancy in the Councilor of a defect in the erection or nomination of a person acting as a member of the Council.
Meeting of the Council and constitution of committees