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70 .F2—(1) The Department may make regulations as to—
(a)the eligibility of persons to be employed as teachers;F3. . .
Sub‐para. (b) rep. by 1993 NI 12
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), regulations under that paragraph may include provision—
(a)requiring teachers to have such qualifications as may be approved by the Department;
(b)requiring that, subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, only teachers recognised by the Department be employed as teachers and providing for the grant, suspension, withdrawal and restoration of such recognition;
(c)requiring teachers to serve probationary periods;
(d)imposing requirements as to the age, health and physical capacity of teachers;
(e)prohibiting or restricting the employment or further employment of teachers
[F4(i)on medical grounds;
(ii)on the grounds of misconduct;
(iii)on the grounds that the persons concerned are unsuitable to work with children;
(iv)on the grounds that the persons concerned are included (other than provisionally) in the list kept by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety under Article 3 of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; or
(v)on educational grounds]
.
[F5(2A) Regulations under paragraph (1) may provide for the payment by the Department of any reasonable expenses incurred by a teacher in connection with any medical examination undergone by that teacher in pursuance of a requirement imposed by the Department under those regulations.]
Para. (3) rep. by 1993 NI 12
(4) This Article applies to—
(a)F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)teachers in institutions of further education;
(c)F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sub‐para. (d) rep. by 1993 NI 12]
F2certain functions transf. by SR 1999/481
F6Art. 70(4)(a) repealed (31.5.2009) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13)), arts. 1(3), 91(2)(3), Sch. 6 Pt. II; S.R. 2009/183, art. 3(e)(i)
F7Art. 70(4)(c) repealed (31.5.2009) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13)), arts. 1(3), 91(2)(3), Sch. 6 Pt. II; S.R. 2009/183, art. 3(e)(i)
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