(1)As from the date specified under section 8(1), the following provisions, namely—
sections 2 to 5,
section 6 together with Schedule 2, and
section 7,
shall apply to the General Teaching Council for Wales in relation to Wales as they apply to the Council in relation to England.
(2)The Secretary of State may require the General Teaching Council for Wales to undertake (or join with any other person or body in undertaking) activities designed to promote—
(a)recruitment to the teaching profession, or
(b)the continuing professional development of teachers.
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), such activities may include—
(a)giving advice;
(b)organising conferences and lectures; and
(c)arranging for the publication of material in any form.
(1)This section has effect in relation to regulations made under subsection (2) or (3) of section 218 of the [1988 c. 40.] Education Reform Act 1988 (regulations relating to schools, etc.) as they apply to teachers at schools.
(2)The Secretary of State may make provision in such regulations for a determination under those regulations to be made (after their establishment) by the General Teaching Council for Wales.
(3)The Secretary of State may make provision in such regulations—
(a)for any determination made under those regulations as they apply in relation to England to be treated, in relation to Wales, as if it were a determination made under those regulations as they apply in relation to Wales, and
(b)for any determination made under those regulations as they apply in relation to Wales to be treated, in relation to England, as if it were a determination made under those regulations as they apply in relation to England.