PART 4Proceedings of the Council

Quorum of the Council11

The quorum of the Council shall be 7.

Effect of vacancies etc. on the validity of proceedings12

1

The validity of any proceedings of the Council shall not be affected by—

a

any vacancy among the members of the Council;

b

any defect in the appointment of a member of the Council;

c

a member whom the Privy Council must remove from the Council under article 6(1)(b) to (g) participating in the proceedings;

d

a member whom the Privy Council has removed under article 6(1) having participated in the proceedings; or

e

a member who has been provisionally suspended by the Council under their standing orders or suspended by the Privy Council under article 7(1) or (2) having participated in the proceedings.

2

Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), a member whom the Privy Council must remove from the Council under article 6(1)(b) to (g) is not entitled to participate in proceedings of the Council, pending the member’s removal from the Council by the Privy Council.