The General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Amendment of the General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001

2.—(1) The General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) omit the words “or England” in the definition of “disciplinary order”.

(b) insert in the appropriate place in the alphabetical order the following definition—

““prohibition order” (“gorchymyn gwahardd”) in relation to a teacher in England means a prohibition order made by the Secretary of State under section 141B of the Education Act 2002(2);”.

(c) omit the words “or England” in the definition of “disciplinary proceedings”.

(d) substitute for the definition of “relevant offence” the following—

““relevant offence” (“tramgwydd perthnasol”) in relation to Wales has the same meaning as in Schedule 2 to the 1998 Act and in relation to England has the same meaning as in section 141B(4) of the Education Act 2002;”.

(3) In regulation 9(1)(b) omit the words “or the Secretary of State” on the first occasion that they appear and add the following after the words “under section 142 of the Education Act 2002”—

“or the Secretary of State wishes to consider the case with a view to exercising the Secretary of State’s powers under section 141B of the Education Act 2002”.

(4) Substitute the following for regulation 25—

“Prohibition orders

25   A prohibition order will apply in relation to Wales as it applies in relation to England.”.

(1)

S.I. 2001/1424 (W. 99) as amended by S.I. 2003/503 (W. 71), S.I. 2003/542 (W. 76), section 81(5) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (2009 c. 26), S.I. 2009/1354 (W. 130), S.I. 2009/2161 (W. 184) and S.I. 2010/1142 (W. 101).

(2)

2002 c. 32.