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• Academia Sinica (hereinafter referred to as "AS") has enacted the Regulations pursuant to Paragraph 4, Article 10 of the Organization Act of Academia Sinica.
• The Academia Sinica Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") shall be composed of ex officio and elected Council Members.
  The AS President, Vice President(s), and Directors of AS Research Institutes and Research Centers shall serve as ex officio Members. The AS President shall serve as the Council's Chairperson.
  Appointed Council Members shall be elected by Academicians and appointed by the President of the R.O.C. upon submission of their names by AS. Each term shall be three years, and members may be re-elected consecutively.
  The Council shall have one Chief Executive Officer elected by each term's Members and appointed by the President.
  The Executive Secretary and the Secretary-General of the Central Academic Advisory Council shall attend Council meetings.
• The Council shall meet at least once a year, as convened by the Chairperson. When deemed necessary, or upon the request of more than one-third of Council Members, the Chairperson may convene an interim meeting.
  Council meetings may be conducted in writing or by electronic means. Council Members who cast their votes in writing or electronically shall be deemed present in person.
  A meeting shall constitute a quorum when more than half of Council Members are present.
  The Chairperson shall preside over meetings. If the Chairperson is unable to attend, one of Academia Sinica's Vice Presidents Sinica shall be designated as Acting Chairperson.
• Motions to be discussed at a Council meeting shall be proposed with the signatures of at least two Council Members. Any motions proposed during a meeting shall require the signatures of at least five Council Members.
  Motions must be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer at least one month prior to the meeting to be included in the agenda. The Chief Executive Officer shall distribute the agenda to all Council Members at least two weeks before the meeting.
• The Chairperson may designate Council Members to form a Review Committee to examine motions and provide recommendations.
• Council Members who are unable to attend a meeting shall not authorize others to attend on their behalf. However, for specific matters, a Council Member may authorize another Member in writing to cast a vote on their behalf. Each Council Member may represent only one other Member at a time.
• A motion should be approved by the majority of Council Members present in order to pass as a resolution.
  In the event of a tie vote, the Chairperson may cast the deciding vote.
• Regulations for Academia Sinica Presidential Searches shall be stipulated separately.
• These Regulations shall take effect from the date of promulgation.

(These Regulations are drafted in both Chinese and English. If there is any inconsistency between the two, the Chinese version shall prevail.)