Section 11. Proceedings of meetings and validity of acts.

(1) The proceedings of every meeting of the 1[Council] shall be treated as confidential and no person shall, without the previous permission of the 2[Council] disclose any portion thereof: Provided that, nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any person from disclosing or publishing the text of any resolution passed or considered by the 3[Council] unless the 4[Council] directs such resolution to be treated as confidential. (2) No disqualification of or defect in the election, nomination or appointment of any person as a member or as the President 4[or as the Vice-President] or as a presiding authority of a meeting shall of itself be deemed to vitiate any act or proceedings of the 5[Council] in which such person has taken part, whenever the majority of persons, parties to such act or proceedings, were entitled to vote. (3) During any vacancy in the 6[Council], the continuing members may act as if no vacancy had occurred.