PART I INTRODUCTION

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Registration of Teachers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 5th April 2004.

2 Interpretation
In these Regulations –
“the 1998 Order” means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;
“equivalent General Teaching Council” means the General Teaching Council for England, the General Teaching Council for Wales or the General Teaching Council for Scotland;
“qualified teacher” means a teacher who has such qualifications as are approved by the Department under regulation 5 of the Teachers (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
“the register” means the register of teachers which the Council are required to establish and maintain in accordance with Article 35 of the 1998 Order and these Regulations, and “registration” shall be construed accordingly;
“registered teacher” means a person for the time being registered under Article 35 of the 1998 Order.
S.R. 1987 No. 266