The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Deduction of Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2004 No. 401

EDUCATION

The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Deduction of Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Made

21st September 2004

Coming into operation

1st November 2004

The Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 39(1) and (2) and 90(3) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Deduction of Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2004.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations, “fee” means any fee payable under regulation 9 of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Registration of Teachers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(2).

Deduction of fees from salary

3.—(1) In the case of a fee in respect of the period from the coming into operation of these Regulations until 31st March 2005, the issuing authority shall secure that the fee is deducted from the payment of salary made to the teacher immediately following the date notified to that issuing authority by the Council.

(2) This regulation applies to a teacher who is required as a consequence of his employment to be registered in the Register by virtue of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Registration of Teachers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and who has not already paid the fee in respect of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

4.—(1) In the case of a fee in respect of the year commencing on 1st April 2005 and ending on 31st March 2006, and each such subsequent year, the issuing authority shall secure that the fee is deducted from the payment of salary made to the teacher immediately following the date notified to that issuing authority by the Council.

(2) This regulation applies to a teacher who is required as a consequence of his employment to be registered in the Register by virtue of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Registration of Teachers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and who has not already paid the fee in respect of any period referred to in paragraph (1).

Remission of fees to the Council

5.  The issuing authority shall within 14 days of the fee being deducted in accordance with regulation 3 or 4 remit such fee to the Council.

6.  When remitting the fee in relation to a teacher, the issuing authority shall notify the Council of the details of that teacher specified in the Schedule.

7.  Failure by any person to discharge any duty within a time limit specified in these Regulations does not relieve that person of that duty.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 21st September 2004.

L.S.

C. Jendoubi (Mrs)

A senior officer of the

Department of Education

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE COUNCIL

1.  The name of the teacher.

2.  The teacher’s reference (TR) number assigned to the teacher by the Department of Education.

3.  The teacher’s date of birth.

4.  The teacher’s national insurance number.

5.  The teacher’s home address or other contact address.

6.  The name and address of, and the reference number assigned by the Department of Education to, the school at which the teacher is employed.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

Article 39 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 enables the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland to charge a fee fixed by it and approved by the Department in respect of the registration or restoration and retention of entries on the Register of teachers.

These Regulations require an issuing authority to deduct any such fee from the salaries of teachers who have not paid the fee by other means, and to remit it to the Council within 14 days, together with details identifying the teacher.

(1)

S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13) as amended by the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/424 (N.I. 12))

(2)

S.R. 2004 No. 38