National Health Service Act 2006

Procedure

10 (1) In the case of a panel constituted for the purposes—

(a) of section 158 or 159, or

(b) of regulations under section 91, 106 or 123, containing provision corresponding to the sections mentioned in paragraph (a),

one member of the panel must have the qualification mentioned in paragraph 9.

(2) Unless the President decides otherwise, in relation to such a panel—

(a) if the practitioner is a health care professional of a description prescribed under section 91, 106 or 123, one member of the panel must be a health care professional of the same description,

(b) if the practitioner is of a description referred to in paragraph 6(1)(b) or (c), one member of the panel must be a practitioner of that description, and

(c) the third member must neither fall within any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 6(1) nor have a legal qualification.