(1)The Scottish Ministers must consult the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (or, if that Institution appoints a committee for the purpose, that committee), before—
(a)establishing a panel under section 27,
(b)making an order under that section,
(c)making an appointment to a panel under that section,
(d)removing an engineer from a panel under section 28(4),
(e)dissolving a panel under section 29(1),
(f)directing that an engineer is no longer entitled to act under section 29(4),
(g)making a decision in a review under section 30.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may reimburse the Institution of Civil Engineers for any expenses incurred by it by virtue of this section.