The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Constitution) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Eligibility for election, appointment and to vote in elections

4.—(1) A person shall not be eligible as an elected member or as a member appointed under regulation 7(a), or to fill a vacancy for such a member under regulation 9(1), unless––

(a) he is employed as a teacher at the date of his election or appointment to the Council or has been so employed within one year preceding that date; and

(b) he has been employed as a teacher for an aggregate period of two years or more in the five years preceding his election or appointment to the Council;

and for this purpose employment as a teacher includes any period of secondment by arrangement with his employing authority.

(2) A person shall not be eligible as a member, or to vote in the election for elected members under an electoral scheme under regulation 6, at any time when—

(a) his employment as a teacher is prohibited under regulations made under Articles 70(1) and (2)(1) and 134(1)(2) of the 1986 Order;

(b) his name has been removed from the register under regulations made under Article 36(3)(f) of the 1998 Order;

(c) he is ineligible for registration as a teacher or disqualified from being employed as a teacher under any provision of the law of England, of Wales or of Scotland.

(1)

Article 70 was substituted by Article 8 of S.I. 1987/167 (N.I. 2) and Article 70(1) was amended by Article 42(2) of S.I. 1993/2810 (N.I. 12)

(2)

Article 134(1) was amended by Article 50(1) and Part II of Schedule 4 to S.I. 1993/2810 (N.I. 12)