Council’s meetings regulations

(1) Every Council may from time to time make regulations to regulate Council meetings and proceedings, and the meetings and proceedings of any Committees established by the Council. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely– (a) the regulation of the proceedings of the Council and of Committees and the conduct of meetings thereof respectively; (b) the regulation of the time and manner of holding annual and other stated and also ordinary meetings of the Council and regulating the business that may be transacted thereat respectively; (c) the provision of the custody of documents and regulation of the custody, and use, and mode and form of attestation of the common seal of (d) the regulation of the duties of the Council’s officers and servants; 23 (e) the procedure to be followed at the election of Deputy Mayor; (f) the places at which ordinary and special meetings of the Council may be held; (g) the procedure for convening meetings of the (h) the period of notice to be given to members before a meeting of the Council; (i) the person who shall preside at meetings of the (j) the quorum for meetings of the Council and the manner of voting thereat; (k) the prohibition of any member of the Council or of a Committee from taking part in any discussion or voting in respect of any matter in which he is directly or indirectly interested; (l) the maintenance of order at meetings of the (m) the rights of certain persons to attend meetings of the Council and the powers and privileges of such persons while in attendance; and (n) anything incidental to or connected with the matters referred to in this sub-section. (3) Regulations made by any Council under this section shall be subject to negative resolution. (4) Notwithstanding any other rule of law to the contrary, Council meetings shall be open to the public unless otherwise directed by the Mayor. 24