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deemed to have been duly qualified, and where the proceedings are proceedings of a committee, the committee shall be deemed to have been duly constituted and to have had power to deal with the matters referred to in the minutes.

Acts of the Council

32. (1) All questions coming or arising before a meeting of the Council or of the standing committee shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting thereon.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall limit the discretion of the Council or any committee to determine any matter by circulating papers, and any papers so circulated may assume the agreement of the Council or such committee to any matter unless a member notifies his disagreement within such time as may be specified in such papers. (Replaced 60 of 1974 s. 3)

Quorum

33. (1) At any meeting of the Council or of the standing committee 10 members shall be a quorum. (Amended 44 of 1981 s. 13; 84 of 1988 s. 12)

(2) The quorum for any committee of the Council appointed under section 35(1) shall be laid down in standing orders of the Council.

Validity of acts of the Council

34. The proceedings of the Council or of a committee thereof shall not be invalidated by any vacancy among their number, or by any defect in the election or qualification of any member thereof.

Appointment of committees

35. (1) The Council may, for the better discharge of its functions under this Ordinance, appoint committees which may include persons who are not members of the Council. (Amended 9 of 1986 s. 18)

(2) At least two-thirds of the members of each committee shall be members of the Council, one of whom shall be elected as Chairman of the committee and as such shall have an original vote and, if the votes be equal, a casting vote.

(2A) A committee appointed under this section may, for the better discharge of its functions, appoint sub-committees which may include persons who are not members of the Council or of that committee. (Added 9 of 1986 s. 18)

(3) The Council may co-opt to any committee-

(a) the Director of Urban Services;

(b) (Repealed 9 of 1986 s. 18)

(c) with the consent of the Director of Urban Services, any officer of the Urban Services Department;

(d) with the consent of the Chief Secretary, any other public officer, and any person so co-opted shall serve on such committee.