Assessor to Medical Council.

1. (1) For the purpose of advising the Medical Council on questions of law arising in inquiries before it, 1[the Medical Council may in such inquiries take the assistance of an assessor]

who has been for not less than ten years an advocate of a High

¹ Substituted by Act 43 of 2003, w.e.f 01.03.2012.

Court.

1. (2) Where an assessor advises the Medical Council on any question of law, he shall do so in the presence of every party, or person representing a party to the inquiry who appears thereat, or if the advice is tendered

assessor has tendered. Such party or person shall also be informed, if in any case the Medical Council does not accept the advice of the assessor on any such question as aforesaid.

1. (3) Any assessor under this section may be appointed either generally or for any particular inquiry or class of inquiries and shall be paid such remuneration as the Medical Council with the approval of the State