Part 6Immigration Procedure
Country information
142 Advisory Panel on Country Information
1
The Secretary of State shall appoint a group of not fewer than ten nor more than 20 individuals (to be known as the Advisory Panel on Country Information).
2
The Secretary of State shall appoint one member of the Advisory Panel as its Chairman.
3
The function of the Advisory Panel shall be to consider and make recommendations to the Secretary of State about the content of country information.
4
In this section “country information” means information about conditions in countries outside the United Kingdom which the Secretary of State compiles and makes available, for purposes connected with immigration, to—
a
immigration officers, and
b
other officers of the Secretary of State.
5
The function of the Advisory Panel shall be shared among its members in accordance with arrangements made by the Chairman.
6
A member of the Advisory Panel shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment (which may include provision about retirement, resignation or dismissal).
7
The Secretary of State may—
a
pay fees and allowances to members of the Advisory Panel;
b
defray expenses of members of the Advisory Panel;
c
make staff and other facilities available to the Advisory Panel.