63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-OT. 2 , 1947 Article 6 Administrative Council A. Organization and working arrangements 1. (1) The Administrative Council shall be composed of eighteen Members of the Union elected by the plenipotentiary conference with due regard to the need for equitable representation of all parts of the world. The Members of the Council shall hold office until the election of their successors. They are eligible for re-election. (2) If between two plenipotentiary conferences a seat becomes vacant on the Administrative Council, it shall pass by right to the Member of the Union, from the same region as the Member whose seat is vacated, who had obtained at the previous election the largest number of votes among those not elected. 2. Each of the Members of the Administrative Council shall ap- point, to serve on the Council, a person qualified in the field of tele- communication services. 3. (1) Each Member of the Council shall have one vote. (2) In taking its decisions, the Administrative Council shall follow the procedure provided in the General Regulations currently in force. In cases not covered by the General Regulations, it may adopt its own rules of procedure. 4. The Administrative Council shall elect five of its Members to assume the Chairmanship and Vice Chairmanships during the period which normally elapses between two plenipotentiary conferences. Each of these five Members shall assume the Chairmanship in turn for one year only, including the Chairmanship throughout the last meeting convened during that year. The Chairmanship shall be de- cided each year by agreement among these five Members or by lot. 5. The Administrative Council shall normally meet at the seat of the Union, once a year and at such other times as it deems necessary or at the request of six of its Members. 6. The Chairman of the International Frequency Registration Board, the Directors of the International Consultative Committees and the Vice-Director of the C.C.I .R . shall participate as of right in the deliberations of the Administrative Council, but without taking part in the voting. Nevertheless the Council may exceptionally hold meetings confined to its own Members. 7. The Secretary General of the Union shall act as Secretary of the Administrative Council. 8. In the intervals between plenipotentiary conferences, the Ad- ministrative Council shall act on behalf of the plenipotentiary con- ference within the limits of the powers delegated to it by the latter. 9. Only the travelling and subsistence expenses incurred by Mem- bers of the Administrative Council in this capacity shall be borne by the Union. 1415 Chairmanshlp;Vice Chairmanship. Time and place of meetinl. Nonvoting prtlci- pation by certain oMf com
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