Amendment of the General Teaching Council for England (Constitution) Regulations 19992

The General Teaching Council for England (Constitution) Regulations 19993 are amended as follows—

a

in regulation 2(1)—

i

omit the commencing the definition of “the 1988 Act”; and

ii

after the definition of “the 1998 Act” insert:

  • “the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 20024;

b

omit regulation 2(2);

c

in paragraphs (a), (b) and (e) of regulation 4, before “teacher” insert “registered”5;

d

in paragraphs (c) and (d) of regulation 4, after “school” insert “who is a registered teacher”;

e

for regulation 5(2)(a) substitute:

a

he is the subject of a direction given by the Secretary of State under section 142 of the 2002 Act6;

f

omit regulation 5(2)(c);

g

in regulation 6(4)(b), before “teacher” insert “registered”;

h

in regulation 8(g), for “the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom” substitute “Universities UK”;

i

in regulation 10(2), after “appointment” insert “and the Secretary of State may extend the term of office of any member so appointed by such further term of up to five years as he may specify”;

j

for regulation 10(5)(a), substitute:

a

he is the subject of a direction given by the Secretary of State under section 142 of the 2002 Act;

k

omit regulation 10(5)(c).