# The Court of Protection Rules 2017, Rule 15.1: References to expert


A reference to an expert in this Part—
(a) is to an expert who has been instructed to give or prepare evidence for the purpose of court proceedings; but
(b) does not include any person instructed to make a report under section 49 of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/part/15/rule/15.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-15/rule-15.1
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