Power to co-opt members of statutory committees
16.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the chair of a statutory committee may, after consulting with a legal adviser to that committee, co-opt appropriate persons to act as members of that statutory committee where it is necessary or desirable to do so in order for that statutory committee to be able to dispose of a particular case.
(2) The power in paragraph (1) is in addition to the power in rule 13(7).
(3) No person may be co-opted as a member of a statutory committee unless that person possesses, or has demonstrated the ability to acquire within a reasonable period of time (as determined by the chair of the statutory committee to which it is proposed the person will be co-opted as a member), the relevant competencies determined by the Council.
(4) The following persons may not be co-opted as a member of a statutory committee—
(a)a member of the Council;
(b)a member of another statutory committee;
(c)a member of the Appointments Committee; and
(d)an employee of the Council.