Provisions coming into force on 16 January 20152.

The appointed day for the following provisions of the 2014 Act coming into force is 16 January 2015—

(a)

section 2 (Education Workforce Council) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations or orders under the 2014 Act;

(b)

section 5 (power to add functions);

(c)

section 9(1) and (3) (register) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations or orders under the 2014 Act;

(d)

section 10 (eligibility for registration);

(e)

section 12 (registration fees);

(f)

section 13 (registration: further provision);

(g)

section 14 (school teachers and school learning support workers) in so far as it applies to school teachers;

(h)

section 15 (further education teachers);

(i)

section 17 (requirement to undertake period of induction);

(j)

section 18 (induction assessment standards) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations under section 17 of the 2014 Act;

(k)

section 19 (appeals against induction decisions) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations;

(l)

section 21 (induction: interpretation);

(m)

section 24 (code of conduct and practice) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations;

(n)

section 25 (code of conduct and practice: further provision);

(o)

section 26 (disciplinary functions);

(p)

section 27 (disciplinary functions: interpretation);

(q)

section 28 (disciplinary functions: further provision);

(r)

section 29 (conditional registration orders) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations;

(s)

section 30 (suspension orders) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations;

(t)

section 31 (prohibition orders) to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations;

(u)

section 33 (council to maintain records about certain persons);

(v)

section 35 (supply of information: the council);

(w)

section 36 (supply of information: employers);

(x)

section 37 (supply of information: agents and contractors);

(y)

section 41 (interpretation of Part 2);

(z)

the first and third rows of Table 1 in paragraph 1 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 (categories of registration); and

(aa)

Schedule 4 (index of defined words and expressions).