Article 17 Persons entitled to be present
(1)
Subject to rule 14 the following persons shall be entitled to attend a hearing and the Panel’s deliberations on the hearing, whether or not it is in private:
(a)
a member of the Panel not forming part of the Panel for the purpose of the hearing;
(b)
a member of the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals;
(c)
the Secretary; and
(d)
any other person permitted by the Panel with the consent of the parties.
(2)
None of the persons specified above who are present at the Panel’s deliberations may take any part in those deliberations.
(3)
Where the Panel sits in private it may admit persons to the hearing on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate.