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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The General Teaching Council for England (Constitution) Regulations 1999 No. 1726
2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the 1988 Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988(1);
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996(2);
“the 1998 Act” means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;
“the Council” means the General Teaching Council for England;
“junior pupil” means a child who has not attained the age of 12;
“members” means members of the General Teaching Council for England;
“primary school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(1) of the 1996 Act, save that it does not include a special school;
“secondary school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(2) of the 1996 Act, save that it does not include a special school;
“senior pupil” means a person who has attained the age of 12;
“special educational needs” has the meaning assigned to it by section 312(1) of the 1996 Act; and
“special school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 337 of the 1996 Act(3).
(2) In these Regulations “teacher” means–
(a)on and after the date of establishment of a register of teachers under section 3 of the 1998 Act, a registered teacher; and
(b)before that date a qualified teacher within the meaning of section 218(2) of the 1988 Act(4).
(3) In these Regulations a reference to a regulation is a reference to a regulation contained herein and a reference in a regulation to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that regulation.
Section 337 is prospectively amended by paragraph 80 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
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