297. Where it establishes councils of representatives, the federation shall determine, by by-law,(1) the groups to which the credit unions belong, for the purpose of electing the members of the council of representatives;
(2) the number of councils of representatives and their functions and operating rules;
(3) the criteria to be used in determining the number of representatives and votes to which each credit union is entitled for the purpose of electing the members of a council of representatives;
(4) the manner in which the representatives referred to in paragraph 3 are to be appointed by the credit unions and convened to meetings to elect the members of the councils of representatives;
(5) the rules governing the terms of office of the members of the councils of representatives;
(6) the rules governing the convening of the members of the councils of representatives to the general meeting;
(7) the rules of procedure for the annual meeting, for special meetings, for meetings of the representatives of credit unions convened to elect the members of the councils of representatives, and for meetings of the councils of representatives;
(8) the cases in which the meetings referred to in paragraph 7 may be held by groups, on different dates and at different locations, and the telephone and other communications equipment enabling participants to hear each other that may be used;
(9) any other measures or rules relating to the organization of the councils of representatives.