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