Paragraph 41 Person specially qualified by skill and experience: acting as assessor
If the court considers that the assistance of a person specially qualified by skill and experience is desirable for the better disposal of a matter in dispute, it may appoint such a person to act as an assessor.
An assessor may (either or both)—
sit with the court at any hearing;
accompany the court at any inspection.
Where the assessor is a surveyor member of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland such assessor may act for all purposes as if he or she was an additional member of the court but shall not be required to sign any order of the court.
Where any other person is appointed as assessor, the court shall make a note of each question put to the assessor by the court and the answer and publish this as an appendix to any order following such hearing or inspection.