Article 23
1. The Federation Council shall consist of eleven (11)
members of the United Federation of Planets. The United Nations of the
Planet Earth, the Planetary Confederation of 40 Eridani, the United
Planets of 61 Cygni, the Star Empire of Epsilon Indii, and the Alpha
Centauri Concordium of Planets shall be permanent members of the Federation
Council. The Supreme Assembly shall elect six (6) other members of the
United Federation of Planets to be non-permanent members of the Federation
Council, due regard be especially paid, in the first instance, to the
contribution of the members of the United Federation of Planets to the
maintenance of interplanetary peace and security and to the other purposes
of the United Federation of Planets, and also to equitable geo-galactic
distribution;
2. The non-permanent members of the Federation Council
shall be elected for a term of two (2) session periods. In the first
election of non-permanent members, however, three (3) shall be elected
for a term of one (1) session period. A retiring member shall not be
eligible for immediate re-election.
Article 24
1. In order to assure prompt and effective action by
the United Federation of Planets, its members confer on the Federation
Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of interplanetary
peace and security, and agree that in carrying out its duties under
this responsibility the Federation Council acts on their behalf;
2. In discharging these duties the Federation Council
shall act in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United
Federation of Planets. The specific powers granted to the Federation
Council for the discharge of these duties are laid down in Chapters
VI, VII, VIII, and
XII;
3. The Federation Council shall submit regular and,
when necessary, special reports to the Supreme Assembly for its consideration.
Article 25
The members of the United Federation of Planets agree
to accept and carry out the decisions of the Federation Council in accordance
with these Articles of Federation.
Article 26
In order to promote the establishment and maintenance
of interplanetary peace and security with the lease diversion of the
United Federation of Planets' life-forms, as well as economic resources
for armaments, the Federation Council shall be responsible for formulating,
with the assistance of Star Fleet Headquarters staff referred to in
Article 47, plans to be submitted to the members of the United Federation
of Planets for the establishment of a system for the regulation of armaments.
Article 27
1. Each member of the Federation Council shall have
one vote;
2. Decisions of the Federation Council on all matters
shall be made by an affirmative vote of seven (7) members, except as
provided in Paragraph 3 below;
3. In decisions under Chapter VI,
and under Paragraph 3 of Article 52, a party to the dispute shall refrain
from voting. The minimal affirmative majority required in such a case
shall be six (6).
Article 28
1. The Federation Council shall be so organized as to
be able to function continuously. Each member of the Federation Council
shall, for this purpose, be represented at all times at the seat of
the United Federation of Planets;
2. The Federation Council shall hold periodic meetings
at which each of its members may, if it so desires, be represented by
a member of its government or by some other specially designated representative;
3. The Federation Council may hold meetings at such
places other than the seat of the United Federation of Planets as in
its judgment will facilitate its work.
Article 29
The Federation Council may establish such subsidiary
agencies as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions.
Article 30
The Federation Council shall adopt its own rules of
procedure, including the method of selecting its governor.
Article 31
Any member of the United Federation of Planets which
is not a member of the Federation Council may participate, without vote,
in the discussion of any question brought before the Federation Council
whenever the latter considers that the interests of the member are specifically
affected.
Article 32
Any member of the United Federation of Planets which
is not a member of the Federation Council or any planetary social system
which is not a member of the United Federation of Planets, if it is
a party to a dispute under consideration by the Federation Council,
shall be invited to participate, without vote, in the discussion relating
to the dispute. The Federation Council shall lay down the conditions
as it deems just for the participation of a planetary social system
which is not a member of the United Federation of Planets.
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