The General Teaching Council for England (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

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(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 2002[4];";

(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 Act [6];";



(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;"; and



(k) omit regulation 10(5)(c).

David Miliband
Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills

22 July 2004

[2] By virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) the powers conferred by these provisions are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England.back

[3] SI 1999/1726 amended by SI 1999/2019.back

[4] 2002 c. 32.back

[5] "Registered teacher" is defined by section 43 of the teaching and Higher education Act 1998.back

[6] Regulation 3 of the Education (Prohibition from Teaching or Working with Children) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1184) makes transitional provision for prohibitions or restrictions on a person's employment made under section 218 of the Education Reform Act 1988 (as amended) or under section 470 or 471 of the Education Act 1996 (including an order disqualifying a person from being the proprietor of an independent school) to have effect as if contained in a direction under section 142 of the 2002 Act.back