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Section 10
Council meeting

(1) The meeting of the Council shall be held at least twice a year.
(2) The meeting of the council shall be held on the date, time and place specified by the chairman.
(3) The member-secretary in consultation with the chairman shall send a notice containing the date, time, place and list of topics to be discussed at the meeting to all members at least seven days before the meeting.
(4) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-sections (2) and (3), if at least one-third of the total number of members of the council make a written request to the chairman to convene a meeting, the chairman shall convene a meeting of the council within seven days from the date of such request.
(5) If at least ninety one percent of the total number of members of the Council are present, the quorum of the meeting of the Council shall be considered. However, if the meeting cannot be held due to the lack of quorum in accordance with this sub-section, if at least thirty-three percent of the members present at the next meeting, the quorum of the council meeting will be considered to have been reached.
(6) The meeting of the council will be presided over by the chairman and in the absence of the chairman, the meeting will be presided over by the vice chairman and in their absence, the secretary of the ministry will preside over the meeting.
(7) The decision of the majority in the meeting of the Council shall be valid and in case of equality of votes, the person presiding over the meeting shall cast the deciding vote.
(8) The council may invite any expert or official to participate in the meeting of the council.
(9) The decision of the meeting of the council shall be verified by the person presiding over the meeting and the member-secretary shall keep the record of the same.
(10) For attending the meeting of the council, the chairman, vice-chairman and members will receive meeting allowance according to the standards approved by the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Finance.
(11) Other procedures related to the meeting of the Council shall be as determined by the Council itself.