9 (1) The Council may pass by-laws relating to the administrative and domestic affairs of the College not inconsistent with this Act and the regulations and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may pass by-laws respecting the following matters: 1.  Prescribing the seal and other insignia of the College and providing for their use. 2.  Providing for the execution of documents by the College. 3.  Respecting banking and finance. 4.  Fixing the financial year of the College and providing for the audit of the accounts and transactions of the College. 5.  Prescribing the number of vice-presidents of the College, prescribing procedures for the election of the president and vice-presidents and for the filling of vacancies in those offices. 6.  Respecting the calling, holding and conducting of meetings of the Council and the duties of members of the Council. 7.  Respecting the calling, holding and conducting of meetings of the membership of the College. 7.1  Providing that a meeting of the Council or of members or a meeting of a committee or panel that is held for any purpose other than for the conducting of a hearing may be held in any manner that allows all persons participating to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously. 7.2  Prescribing what constitutes a conflict of interest for members of the Council or of a committee and regulating or prohibiting the carrying out of the duties of those members in cases in which there is a conflict of interest. 8.  Providing for the remuneration of members of the Council and members of committees other than members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and providing for payment of necessary expenses of the Council and committees in the conduct of their business. 9.  Providing for the appointment, composition, powers, duties and quorums of additional or special committees. 10.  Providing for the appointment of persons to make investigations for the purposes of this Act. 11.  Providing procedures for the making, amending and revoking of by-laws. 12.  Respecting management of the property of the College. 13.  Respecting the application of the funds of the College and the investment and reinvestment of any of its funds not immediately required, and for the safekeeping of its securities. 14.  Respecting the borrowing of money by the College and the giving of security therefor. 15.  Respecting membership of the College in other organizations the objects of which are not inconsistent with and are complementary to those of the College, the payment of annual assessments and provision for representatives at meetings. 16.  Delegating to the Executive Committee the powers and duties set out in the by-laws, but this paragraph does not authorize the delegation of the power to make, amend or revoke a regulation or a by-law. 16.1  Governing the practice of veterinary medicine through professional corporations, including requiring the certification of those corporations, governing the issuance, renewal, suspension and revocation of certificates of authorization, governing the conditions and limitations that may be imposed on certificates and governing the names of those corporations and the notice to be given of a change in the shareholders of those corporations. 16.2  Requiring the payment of annual fees by members of the College, fees for processing applications, licensing, certificates, examinations, inspections and election recounts, including penalties for late payment, interest on late payments, discounts for prompt payment and fees for anything the Registrar is required or authorized to do, and setting the amounts of any required payment. 16.3  Requiring members to give the College their home addresses and whatever other information about themselves and their professional activities that the by-law specifies, including the places where they practise the profession, the services they provide there and the names, business addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers and electronic mail addresses of their associates, partners, employers and employees and specifying the form and manner in which the members shall give the information. 16.4  Providing for the compilation of statistical information on the supply, distribution, professional liability insurance coverage and professional activities of members of the College and requiring members to provide the information necessary to compile those statistics. 17.  Fixing the number of members to be elected to the Council under clause 4 (2) (a) and defining constituencies, and prescribing the number of representatives. 18.  Respecting and governing the qualifications, nomination, election and term or terms of office of the members to be elected to the Council, and controverted elections. 19.  Prescribing the conditions disqualifying elected members from sitting on the Council and governing the filling of vacancies on the Council.  R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 9 (1); 2000, c. 42, Sched., s. 47; 2001, c. 8, s. 253; 2006, c. 19, Sched. A, s. 17 (10, 11). Signed by-laws and resolutions (2) A by-law or resolution of the Council signed by a majority of the members of the Council is as valid as if passed at a meeting of the Council held for that purpose.  R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 9 (2). Circulation of by-laws (3) The Council shall not pass a by-law unless it circulates the proposed by-law to every member of the College at least 60 days before passing it.  2006, c. 19, Sched. A, s. 17 (12). Exception (3.1) With the approval of the Minister, the Council may exempt a by-law from the requirement set out in subsection (3) or may abridge the 60-day period mentioned in that subsection.  2006, c. 19, Sched. A, s. 17 (12). Distribution of by-laws (4) The Council shall, (a)  forward a copy of each by-law confirmed under subsection (3) to the Minister and to each member of the College; and (b)  keep a copy of each by-law confirmed under subsection (3) available for public inspection in the office of the College.  R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 9 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 42, Sched., s. 47 - 01/11/2001 2001, c. 8, s. 253 - 01/11/2001 2006, c. 19, Sched. A, s. 17 (10, 12) - 22/06/2006; 2006, c. 19, Sched. A, s. 17 (11) - 15/02/2007