The General Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Scheme 2001 Approval Order 2001

Article Five – Notification of Election

(1) The Returning Officer shall notify each teacher within an election year, not later than 31st March, that an election of teachers to be members of the Council will take place later that year.

(2) The Returning Officer will, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that every teacher is:

(a) informed of the election category which appears against the teacher’s name on the register; and

(b) given the opportunity to verify this category or to request that an amendment be made to it, stating the grounds for the amendment;

and the Returning Officer shall, if satisfied with the grounds for amendment, change the category in accordance with the request.

(3) The notification shall advise teachers of the date of the publication of the Notice of Election, and shall describe each of the election categories, as set out in paragraph 1 (2) of Schedule 1 Part 1(1), and shall include an invitation to teachers to stand for election and to obtain election details from the Returning Officer.

(1)

of the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 c. 19.