# The Veterinary Surgeons (Disciplinary Proceedings) Legal Assessor Rules 1967, Article 5


The advice of the Legal Assessor shall be tendered to the Committee in the presence of every party, or person representing a party, to the proceedings who appears thereat:
Provided that, if, in the case of any question referred by the Committee to the Legal Assessor while the Committee are deliberating in private, the Committee consider that it would be prejudicial to the discharge of their duties for the advice to be tendered in the presence of the said parties or their representatives, it may be tendered in their absence, but the Legal Assessor shall, as soon as may be, inform them, or see that they are fully informed, of the question which has been put to him by the Committee and of his advice thereon, and if so requested by any party his advice shall subsequently be put in writing and a copy thereof shall be available to every such party or representative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1967/684/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-disciplinary-proceedings-legal-assessor-rules-1967/article-5
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