8 (3) At any meeting of the Council— (a) the chairman or, in his absence, the vice-chairman shall preside; (b) in the absence of both the chairman and the vice-chairman, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside. (4) Five members shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Council. (5) All acts, matters or things authorised or required to be done by the Council may be decided by a majority vote at a meeting of the Council at which a quorum is present. (6) At all meetings of the Council each member present shall have one vote on each question before the Council and, in the event of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. 14 Validity of decisions and acts of Council No decision or act of the Council or act done under the authority of the Council shall be invalid solely because— (a) the Council did not consist of the full number of members for which provision is made in section five; or (b) a disqualified person acted as a member of the Council at the time the decision was taken or act was done or authorised. 15 Funds and accounts of Council (1) The funds of the Council shall consist of— (a) all fees and other moneys payable to the Council in terms of this Act; and (b) any moneys to which the Council may become entitled, whether by way of grants, loans or otherwise; (c) any other moneys and assets that may vest in or accrue to the Council, whether in the exercise of its functions or otherwise. (2) The accounts of the Council shall be audited at least once in each year by an auditor who is registered in terms of the Public Accountants and Auditors Act [Chapter 27:12] and appointed by the Council. 16 Expenses of Council Subject to this Act, the expenses incurred by the Council in the exercise of its functions in terms of this Act shall be met out of the funds of the Council. 17 Annual general meetings of social workers (1) At least once in each year, the Council shall convene a general meeting of registered social workers. (2) The Council shall give reasonable notice to registered social workers of any annual meeting convened in terms of subsection (1): Provided that an inadvertent failure to give notice to any registered social worker shall not invalidate the proceedings of an annual general meeting.