61.—(1) The Council shall appoint suitably qualified and experienced barristers, solicitors or advocates to be legal advisers, except that the Council may make rules which provide for it to enter into arrangements with another person, body or group (including a committee established under the Charter) for that person, body or group to appoint suitably qualified and experienced barristers, solicitors or advocates to be legal advisers on its behalf.
(2) Legal advisers appointed under this article must not be a member of the Council or a statutory committee.
(3) Legal advisers appointed under this article may be appointed either generally or for any particular class of proceedings, and shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instrument under which they are appointed.
(4) The Council may make rules as to the functions of legal advisers appointed under this article.