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Section29.The Council of the Royal Institute has the following powers and duties:

(1)to lay down policies for the carrying out of academic works according to the powers and duties of the Royal Institute;

(2)to consider and approve the designation of the fields of knowledge of each academy and the division of the fields of knowledge into disciplines of knowledge;

(3)to consider and approve the establishment, consolidation, or separation of academies;

(4)to consider and approve the issuance of rules and regulations relating to the operation of the Council of the Royal Institute;

(5)to select the President and Vice Presidents of the Royal Institute, and to adopt resolutions approving the nomination of fellows and honorary fellows for further appointment;

(6)to consider and approve or endorse the matters relating to the business of the Council of the Royal Institute as proposed by the President of the Royal Institute.

Section30.The Council of the Royal Institute shall meet in accordance with the rules of the Council of the Royal Institute.

The Council of the Royal Institute shall meet at least four times a year, in order to hold discussions, conduct consideration, and carry out activities by virtue of the powers and duties designated in this Act.

Section31.The fellows of each academy shall meet to select one amongst themselves as president of the academy and another one as secretary of the academy, and the President of the Royal Institute shall then nominate them to the Prime Minister for appointment through an announcement of the Royal Institute.

The criteria and procedure for selection of presidents and secretaries of academies shall be in accordance with the rules of the Council of the Royal Institute.

Section32.The presidents and secretaries of academies shall hold their offices for a term of two years and may be reselected, but none of them shall hold the offices for more than two consecutive terms.

The provisions of section 26, paragraph 2, section 27, and section 28 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the holding of and retirement from the offices of presidents and secretaries of academies.

Section33.Academies shall meet in accordance with the rules of the Council of the Royal Institute.

At meetings of each academy, the fellows and associate fellows have the duty to be present and have the duty to submit to the academy the academic matters they have investigated, subject to the regulations of the Council of the Royal Institute.

Section34.There shall be one or several Academic Committees of the Royal Institute for the various disciplines of knowledge, established by the President of the Royal Institute for carrying out business according to the powers and duties of the Royal Institute provided in section 7(5) and (6).