s 8 Filling of vacancies
8.—(1) The office of a Council member becomes vacant if the member —(a) dies; (b) resigns his or her office; (c) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in section 7; or (d) has his or her appointment revoked before the expiry of the term for which the member has been appointed. (2) The Minister may remove from office any Council member who is absent without leave of the Council from 3 consecutive meetings of —(a) the Council; or (b) any committee appointed by the Council of which he or she is a member. (3) Any question as to whether a person has ceased to be a Council member must be determined by the Minister whose decision is final. (4) If any vacancy arises among the Council members, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was made, and that person holds office for as long as the Council member in whose place that person was appointed would have held office. (5) No act done by or under the authority of the Council is invalid in consequence of any defect that is afterwards discovered in the appointment or qualification of its members or any of them.