The General Chiropractic Council (Functions of Medical Assessors) Rules Order 2000

Additional functions of medical assessors

2.  In addition to the functions conferred on them by section 28(2) of the Act, medical assessors shall have the functions of—

(a) informing the Investigating Committee and the Health Committee of the assessors' own motion if it appears to them that, without their advice, a mistake may be made in judging the medical significance of information (or the absence of information) in proceedings before the Committee under sections 20, 21 or 23 to 25 of the Act;

(b) giving advice to the Council on matters within their professional competence arising in connection with any proceedings before the Council under section 29 of the Act;

(c) informing the Council of the assessors' own motion if it appears to them that, without their advice, a mistake may be made in judging the medical significance of information (or the absence of information) in any such proceedings before the Council; and

(d) at the request of the Investigating Committee, examining a registered chiropractor and reporting on his physical or mental condition for the purposes of any investigation of an allegation by the Committee under section 20 of the Act.