Proceedings
9.—(1) The quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be one half of the membership.
(2) The Council may regulate its own procedure and that of any committee or sub-committee established by it.
(3) The proceedings of the Council and of any committee or sub-committee established by it shall not be invalidated by any vacancy amongst its members or the members of such committee or sub-committee, or by the absence of the convener, or by any defect in the appointment of such member.
(4) The Council shall hold meetings which any member of the public may attend, at least once in every year.
(5) The Council shall furnish the Scottish Ministers with a written copy of any advice provided by it to the SQA.
(6) The SQA shall, where it decides not to act upon any advice provided to it by the Council, furnish the Council with a written response informing the Council of its reasons for doing so, and shall also at the same time furnish the Scottish Ministers with a copy of such response.