45(1)At the invitation of the group chair of a CMA group, any reporting panel member who is not a member of the group may attend its meetings or otherwise take part in its proceedings.
(2)But a person attending in response to such an invitation may not—
(a)vote in any proceedings of the group, or
(b)have a statement of his or her dissent from a conclusion of the group included in a report made by the group.
(3)Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) is to be taken to prevent a CMA group from consulting any member of the CMA panel with respect to any matter or question with which the group is concerned.