2.—(1) A joint discipline committee shall consist of–
(a)a chairperson appointed in accordance with paragraph 4; and
(b)five other members of whom–
(i)one shall be a lay person appointed by the Health Board;
(ii)one shall be a doctor appointed in accordance with sub–paragraph (2) by the medical discipline committee;
(iii)one shall be a dentist appointed in accordance with sub–paragraph (2) by the dental discipline committee;
(iv)one shall be a pharmacist appointed in accordance with sub–paragraph (2) by the pharmaceutical discipline committee;
(v)one shall be an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician appointed in accordance with sub–paragraph (2) by the ophthalmic discipline committee.
(2) A member of a joint discipline committee appointed by a discipline committee under sub–paragraph (1)(b)(ii) to (v) shall already be a member of the discipline committee which appoints him or her, or a deputy for such a member.
(3) A member of the joint discipline committee appointed by a discipline committee shall not take part in an investigation by the joint discipline committee unless the matter to be investigated involves a question relating to a relevant practitioner.
(4) For the purposes of sub–paragraph (3) a relevant practitioner is–
(a)in relation to a member appointed by the medical discipline committee, a doctor;
(b)in relation to a member appointed by the dental discipline committee, a dentist;
(c)in relation to a member appointed by the ophthalmic discipline committee, an ophthalmic medical practitioner or an optician;
(d)in relation to a member appointed by the pharmaceutical discipline committee, a pharmacist.