15.10 The General Council convening the Consultative Conference shall prepare the agenda for the Consultative Conference which shall be delivered to all the unions together with the notice of the convening of the Conference not less than four weeks before the date of the Conference. 15.11 The Consultative Conference shall have no power to elect officers to fill vacancies in the Congress. 15.12 The Consultative Conference shall confine itself to the Agenda of the Conference. 16. GENERAL COUNCIL 16.1 There shall be a General Council of the Congress, which shall be composed of: 16.1.1 Eight (8) officers of the Congress. 16.1.2 One (1) representative from each affiliate trade union. 16.1.3 Chairperson, Secretary and a member of the National Women‟s Advisory Council. 16.1.4 Chairperson, Secretary and one committee member of the National Young Workers Committee. 16.2 Meetings of the General Council 16.2.1 Meetings of the General Council shall be convened by the National Executive at least three times in each calendar year. Provided that, Extra Ordinary meetings of the General Council may be convened by the Executive Committee or 50% of the member unions or President on any notice if emergencies arise which, in the opinion of the Executive Committee require the immediate attention of the General Council. 16.3 The quorum of the General Council shall be 50% of Council members. In the event of a quorum not being constituted at General Council or other Council meetings within 45 minutes of the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting, or at the discretion of the President or the Chair, the Chairperson shall adjourn the proceedings and shall reconvene the meeting within seven (7) days. If, at the time appointed for the commencement of the re-convened meeting, the quorum is not present, the commencement shall be postponed for further fifteen (15) minutes. If, at the expiry of the fifteen (15) minutes the quorum is not present, those members present shall be deemed to constitute the quorum and the meeting shall commence. 16.4 A member of the General Council shall lose such position if: 16.4.1 The union member he/she represents constitutionally decides to withdraw him. 16.4.2 Such member absents himself/ herself from three consecutive meetings of the General Council without reasonable excuse. Page 12 of 25