Medical Practitioners Act 1995

   99. Panel---(1) The Minister shall maintain a panel of not fewer than
 12 persons who may be appointed pursuant to section 98 (1) (b) of this
 Act.

   (2) In considering the suitability of any person for inclusion on the
 panel, the Minister shall---
   (a) Have regard not only to his or her personal attributes but also to
         his or her knowledge of and experience of matters likely to come
         before the Tribunal; and
   (b) Have regard to the need to ensure that the panel contains a
         sufficient number of medical practitioners and persons who are
         not medical practitioners so that the Tribunal may be
         constituted in accordance with section 98 (1) (b) of this Act.


   (3) The name of a person shall be removed from the panel if---
   (a) The person dies or is, under the Insolvency Act 1967, adjudged
         bankrupt; or
   (b) The Minister directs that the name of the person be removed from
         the panel on the grounds of a mental or physical condition
         affecting performance of duty, or for neglect of duty, or
         misconduct, proved to the satisfaction of the Minister; or
   (c) The person becomes a member of the Council; or
   (d) A period of 5 years has elapsed since the date on which the
         Minister last approved the entry of the person's name; or
   (e) The person requests by writing addressed to the Minister that his
         or her name be removed.

   (4) Where subsection (3) (d) or subsection (3) (e) of this section
 applies, the name of the person shall not be removed from the panel
 until any hearings in respect of which that person was appointed to the
 Tribunal have concluded.