# Cambridge University Act 1856, Section 20: Quorum of Council. Questions to be decided by the majority.


No business shall be transacted in the Council unless five members at least be present; and all questions in the Council shall be decided by the majority of the votes of the members present, and the President shall have a second or casting vote when the votes are equally divided: Provided always, that in case of a difference of opinion between the Chancellor, or the Vice-Chancellor, or his deputy, and the majority of the members present at any meeting of the Council, the question as to which such difference may exist shall not be deemed to be carried by such majority unless the same shall constitute a majority of the whole Council, but in such case the question shall be adjourned to the next meeting of the Council, and such adjourned question shall be finally decided by the majority of the members of Council then present.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/19-20/88/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cambridge-university-act-1856/section-20
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