Section 8. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Council

8. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Council .—No act or proceeding of the — Council shall be invalid merely by reason of (a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Council; or (b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as aMember of the Council; or (c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Council not affecting the merits of the case.