Sch. 3
Application of provisions of Part I
16. Paragraphs 3, 7, 8 and 10 to 12 of this Schedule shall apply in relation to an advisory body as they apply in relation to a tribunal.
Part III
Professional Panels
Membership
17. A professional panel shall consist of a chairman and two other persons appointed by the Secretary of State from among the members of the respondent’s profession after consultation with such one or more of the relevant bodies mentioned in paragraph 1(2) above as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
Procedure
18. The respondent shall be entitled to appear before, and be heard by, the professional panel either in person or by counsel or solicitor.
19. Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Schedule, a professional panel may regulate its own procedure.
Application of provisions of Part I
20. Paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 of this Schedule shall apply in relation to a professional panel as they apply in relation to a tribunal.
Part IV
Application of Parts I to III to Northern Ireland
21. In the application of Parts I to III of this Schedule to Northern Ireland the provisions specified in the first column of the following Table shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in relation thereto in the second column of that Table.
| Provision of this Schedule | Modification |
| Paragraph 1 | In sub-paragraph (1), for the references to the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State there shall be substituted respectively references to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and the Minister of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland. |
| Paragraph 4 | In sub-paragraph (1), for the reference to the Lord Chancellor there shall be substituted a reference to the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland.
For sub-paragraph (3) there shall be substituted—
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