Professional conduct and fitness to practise
28Medical assessors
1
The General Council may appoint registered medical practitioners to be medical 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 matters within their professional competence 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
The General Council may pay such fees, allowances and expenses to persons appointed as medical assessors as it may determine.
5
In the case of a medical 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 medical assessor shall be in addition to any to which he is entitled as such a member.