Citation, commencement and interpretation2.

(1)

In these Regulations–

“the 1988 Act” means the Education Reform Act 19882;
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 19963;

“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 Act4.

(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 Act5.

(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.