(1) The Council shall meet at least once a year at such date, time and place as prescribed by the chairperson.
(2) The member-secretary of the Council shall, in consultation with the chairperson send a notice setting out the date, time and place of the meeting of the Council, along with the agenda to be deliberated thereat, so that all the members can receive it in advance of at least forty-eight hours of the time of the meeting.
Provided that in the event of a need for calling a meeting of the Council immediately, the chairperson of the Council may call the meeting in advance of seventy-two hours, if the meeting is so called, the member-secretary of the Council shall as soon as possible send the notice thereof so that all the members can receive it.
(3) The presence of a majority of the total number of members shall be deemed to constitute a quorum for the meeting of the Council.
(4) The chairperson of the Council shall preside over the meeting of the Council, and in the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson of the Council shall preside over the meeting.
(5) Any decision of the Council shall be taken by a majority, and in the case of a tie, the chairperson shall exercise the casting vote.
(6) Any office-bearer, representative of concerned body or organization or environmental expert may, as required, be invited to the meeting of the Council.
(7) The member-secretary of the Council shall authenticate the decision of the Council.
(8) Other procedures relating to the meeting of the Council shall be as determined by the Council itself.