Paragraph 2 Summoning and proceedings of Advisory Council

The Advisory Council shall be summoned by the Governor, acting in his or her discretion.

The Governor shall, so far as practicable, attend and preside at meetings of the Advisory Council.

In the absence of the Governor from any meeting of the Advisory Council, the Deputy Governor, the Chief Executive, the Attorney General or the Permanent Secretary, Finance, in that order, shall preside at the meeting.

No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Advisory Council if there are less than four members present, including the person presiding.

Subject to subparagraph (4), the Advisory Council shall not be disqualified for the transaction of business by reason of any vacancy in its membership (including any vacancy not filled when the Council is first constituted or reconstituted at any time) and the validity of the transaction of business in the Council shall not be affected by reason only of the fact that some person who was not entitled to do so took part in the proceedings.

The Governor, or any person presiding over a meeting of the Advisory Council in his or her absence, may summon any public officer or other person to a meeting of the Council whenever, in his or her judgement, the business before the Council renders the presence of that officer or other person desirable.

The Governor, acting in his or her discretion, may make rules for the conduct of business by the Advisory Council.