▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁and ▁is ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁new ▁Ord in ances ▁and ▁Resol utions ▁are ▁communic ated ▁in ▁draft ▁form ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Council , ▁whose ▁opinion ▁there on ▁is ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration . ▁ ▁Stand ing ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁ ▁Stat ut ory ▁Me et ings ▁- ▁The ▁Council ▁shall ▁assemble ▁twice ▁each ▁year , ▁such ▁meet ings ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁Saturday ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁Saturday ▁in ▁June ▁( subject ▁to ▁alter ation ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁by ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Court ). ▁ ▁Special ▁Me et ings ▁- ▁Special ▁meet ings ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁shall ▁be ▁called ▁through ▁the ▁C ler k ▁either ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Business ▁Committee , ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁all ▁its ▁members , ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁not ▁less ▁than ▁fifty ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁Qu orum ▁- ▁the ▁qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁shall ▁be ▁twenty . ▁ ▁Chair man ▁- ▁At ▁meet ings ▁of ▁the ▁Council , ▁the ▁Chan cell or , ▁whom ▁failing ▁the ▁Princi pal , ▁whom ▁failing ▁the ▁Chan cell or ' s ▁Ass essor , ▁whom ▁failing ▁a ▁Council ▁Ass essor ▁on ▁Court ▁( in ▁order ▁of ▁senior ity ), ▁whom ▁failing ▁the ▁Con v ener ▁of ▁the ▁Business ▁Committee , ▁shall ▁pres ide ; ▁in ▁the ▁absence