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| (1) The Council shall meet at such time and place as may be fixed by regulations made under this Act, and every meeting of the Council shall be summoned in the manner provided therefor by regulations made under this Act: |
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| (2) The president shall preside at every meeting of the Council, and, in his absence at any meeting, a member of the Council who is a registered veterinary surgeon shall be chosen by the members present at the meeting to be the chairman of the meeting. |
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| (3) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Council unless at least four members of the Council are present. |
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| (4) Every question arising at any meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present, and, in the case of an equality of votes, the president, or in his absence the chairman, shall have a casting vote. |
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| (5) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be deemed to be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in the Council or any defect in the election or nomination of any member thereof or the absence of any member thereof on account of leave or otherwise. |
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