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8. In this Schedule–
(a)“lay member” in relation to a discipline committee or joint discipline committee, means any member (other than the chairperson) who is a lay person;
(b)“lay person” means a person who is not and never has been–
(i)a practitioner, a pharmacist or an optician;
(ii)a registered dispensing optician within the meaning of the Opticians Act 1989;
(iii)a registered nurse, a registered midwife or a registered health visitor; or
(iv)an officer of, or otherwise employed by, any Health Board;
(c)“practitioner” means–
(i)in the case of the medical discipline committee, a doctor;
(ii)in the case of the dental discipline committee, a dentist;
(iii)in the case of the pharmaceutical discipline committee, a pharmacist;
(iv)in the case of the ophthalmic discipline committee, an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician;
(v)in the case of the joint discipline committee, a member appointed by a discipline committee;
(d)references to a “Health Board” include references to a Health Board which has jointly appointed a discipline committee in accordance with regulation 3(3);
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