Section 105: Provisions relating to meetings of the Council

1) Meetings of the Council shall be held as required at the date, place and time specified by the chairperson of the Council.

Provided that the interval between the two meetings is not more than four months,

2) The chairperson shall call a meeting within fifteen days if one-fourth of the total number of members of the Council makes a written request to call a meeting.

3) The member-secretary of the Council shall give notice along with the agenda of the meeting to all the members at least twenty-four hours in advance of the time when such meeting is scheduled.

4) The presence of more than at least fifty percent of the total number of members representing the Government of Nepal, employers and trade unions shall constitute a quorum for the meeting of the Council.

5) The chairperson of the Council shall preside over the meeting of the Council, and in his or her absence, the secretary of the Ministry shall preside it over.

6) A labour expert may be invited to the meeting of the Council.

7) Any decision of the Council shall be taken on the basis of consensus.

8) If consensus is not reached pursuant to sub-section (7), a decision shall be taken on the basis of majority of the members representing the Government of Nepal, employers and unions.

9) There shall be maintained a separate minute book for recording the decisions of the meetings of the Council, and such decisions shall be authenticated by the member-secretary of the Council.

10) Other procedures relating to the meeting of the Council shall be as determined by the Council itself.

11) Members of the Council shall get such meeting allowance as specified by the Government of Nepal.