Section 6, The Polytechnics Act, 2001

(1) The Council shall meet, for the dispatch of business at such time and place as the Chairman may decide but shall meet at least once every six months. (2) The Chairman shall, at the request in writing of not less than eight members of the Council, call an extraordinary meeting of the Council at such time and place as he may determine. (3) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Council and in his absence the members present shall elect one of their number to preside. (4) The quorum at a meeting of the Council shall be eleven. (5) All questions proposed at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and where the votes are equal the Chairman or the person presiding shall have a casting vote. (6) The Council may at any time co-opt any person to act as an adviser at its meeting but that person shall not be entitled to vote on any matter for decision by the Council. (7) Subject to this section, the Council shall regulate the procedure at its meetings. PART IV—FUNCTIONS OF COUNCIL [Margin: Functions of Council.]