Article 16
Summoning and quorum
of Constitutional Matters I - Constitution of Brunei Darussalam
(1)
The Council of Ministers shall not be summoned except by the authority of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
(2)
No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Council of Ministers if there are less than 5 Members of the Council, besides
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or other person presiding, present at the meeting, and His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or other person presiding at the meeting has objected to the transaction of business on that account.
(3)
The Council of Ministers shall not be disqualified from the transaction of business by reason of any vacancy amongst its Members, including any vacancy not filled when that Council is first constituted or is reconstituted at any time; and any proceedings therein and decisions taken therefrom shall be valid notwithstanding that some person who was not entitled to do so took part in the proceedings.