# The General Chiropractic Council (Investigating Committee) Rules Order of Council 2000, Paragraph 9: Advice from legal assessors


Without prejudice to the general power of the Committee to take legal advice from a legal assessor appointed under section 27 of the Act, the Committee may take legal advice from such a legal assessor—
(a) on any question of law arising in connection with its investigation of an allegation, and, if it concludes that there is a case to answer, in formulating the terms of the allegation to be referred to the Health Committee or the Professional Conduct Committee, as the case may be; and
(b) on any question of law arising in proceedings under Rule 7 or under section 21(5) of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2916/schedule/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-chiropractic-council-investigating-committee-rules-order-of-council-2000/schedule/paragraph-9
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