reg 3 Attendance of legal assessors
(1) In any proceedings where a legal assessor is appointed by the Council or the MPTS the Committee, Panel or Tribunal conducting those proceedings must not hold any meeting or hearing in respect of them unless the appointed legal assessor is present. (2) Paragraph (1) applies where a legal assessor has been appointed by— (a) the Council under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4 to the 1983 Act; or (b) the MPTS under paragraph 7(1B) of Schedule 4 to that Act.