The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) Order 1999

Made27th July 1999

Laid before Parliament30th July 1999

Coming into force1st September 1999

Whereas the review body appointed under section 1(1) of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 19911 (“the Act”) have made a report following the reference to them of certain matters;

And whereas the Secretary of State has consulted, in accordance with section 2(1) and (2) of the Act2, such associations of local education authorities, such bodies representing the interests of governors of voluntary, grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools and such bodies representing school teachers as appeared to him to be concerned;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1), (3) and (4) and 5(4) of the Act3 hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and revocation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999.

(2)

The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) Order 19984 and the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 19995 are hereby revoked.

Application2.

This Order applies to school teachers (as defined in section 5(1) and (2) of the Act6) in England and Wales.

School Teachers' Pay and Conditions3.

It is hereby directed that the provisions set out in the document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and entitled “School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 1999”7 shall have effect from 1st September 1999.

Estelle Morris

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Employment

27th July 1999

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which is made under section 2(1) of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991 (“the Act”), refers to a document entitled “School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 1999” (“the Document”) published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, which is obtainable from Government book shops and through booksellers.

The Order directs that the provisions set out in the Document shall have effect from 1st September 1999.

The Order applies to all school teachers (as defined in section 5(1) and (2) of the Act) in England and Wales. By virtue of section 2(6)(a) of the Act, the remuneration of school teachers to whom the Order applies is to be determined and paid to them by local education authorities in accordance with the pay scales and other provisions of the Document. By virtue of section 2(6)(b) of the Act, the provisions set out in the Document relating to the statutory conditions of employment have effect as terms of the contracts of employment of school teachers to whom the Order applies.