s 23E Other advisers
(1) The Council— (a) shall appoint persons to be clinical advisers; and (b) may appoint persons to act as specialist advisers on issues on which, in the Council ’s opinion, specialist knowledge is required. (2) Persons appointed to be— (a) clinical advisers must have specialist expertise in a particular field or fields; and (b) specialist advisers must have particular expertise in the specialty for which they are appointed. (3) Clinical advisers shall be appointed for the purpose of giving advice to the Fitness to Practise Committee and the Registration Appeals Committee on health related issues under consideration by the Committee. (4) If specialist advisers are appointed under subsection (1)(b) above, their appointment shall be for the purpose of giving advice to the Fitness to Practise Committee and the Registration Appeals Committee on issues falling within their specialty which are under consideration by the Committee. (5) Advisers appointed under this section must not be members of the Council . (6) The Council may pay such fees, allowances and expenses to the advisers appointed under this section as the Council consider appropriate. (7) Advisers appointed under this section 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. (8) The Council may make rules as to the functions of advisers appointed under this section.