2.—(1) A person who has at any time been appointed to give preliminary consideration under section 119 of the Act to a matter may not be a member of the fitness to practise panel to which the matter is referred.
(2) A person who has at any time been involved in an investigation under section 125 of the Act in relation to a matter may not be a member of the fitness to practise panel to which the matter is referred.
(3) A person who is or has been a member of an interim orders panel whose proceedings related to a matter may not be a member of the fitness to practise panel to which the matter is referred.
(4) A person who is or has been appointed as—
(a)an assessor or examiner, or
(b)a legal or other adviser,
to an interim orders panel whose proceedings related to a matter may not be a member of the fitness to practise panel to which the matter is referred.
(5) Where the circumstances in sub-paragraph (6) apply, a person who has at any time considered or adjudicated upon a question or issue on behalf of a relevant body may not be a member of the fitness to practise panel to which the matter is referred.
(6) The circumstances are—
(a)the matter relates to a registered person who is also registered with a relevant body; and
(b)the relevant body has considered or adjudicated upon a question or issue which relates to the registered person’s registration with the that body and which also relates to the matter.