Section 5: Proceedings of the Council

(1) The Council shall have power to regulate its proceedings and may make standing orders for that purpose and subject to any standing orders and to subsection (2) of this section, may function notwithstanding-
(a) any vacancy in its membership; or
(b) any defect in the appointment of a member; or
(c) that a person not entitled to do so took part in its proceedings.
(2) The quorum at any meeting of the Council shall be eight, consisting of four members from each group.
(3) Where standing orders made under subsection (1) of this section provide for the Council to co-opt persons who are not members of the Council, such persons may attend the meetings of the Council and advise the Council on any matter referred to them by the Council but shall not count towards a quorum and shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Council.