Professional conduct and fitness to practise

Legal assessors
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1
The General Council shall appoint persons to be legal assessors.
2
They shall have the general function of giving advice to—
a
any person appointed in accordance with rules made under section 20(4),
b
the Investigating Committee,
c
the Professional Conduct Committee, or
d
the Health Committee,
on questions of law arising in connection with any matter which he or (as the case may be) the committee is considering.
3
They shall also have such other functions as may be conferred on them by rules made by the General Council.
4
To be qualified for appointment as a legal assessor under this section, a person must—
a
have a 10 year general qualification (within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990);
b
be an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least 10 years' standing; or
c
be a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland of at least 10 years' standing.
5
The General Council may pay such fees, allowances and expenses to persons appointed as legal assessors as it may determine.
6
In the case of a legal assessor who is also a member of the General Council or of any of its committees, any such payment made to him in his capacity as a legal assessor shall be in addition to any to which he is entitled as such a member.
1990 c. 41.