Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

43 General interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “the Council” means the body corporate referred to in section 1(1);

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “modifications” includes additions, alterations and omissions, and “modify” shall be construed accordingly;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “registered teacher” means (subject to paragraph 8 of Schedule 2) a person for the time being registered under section 3;

• “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act.

(2) In the following provisions of this Act, namely—

(a) sections 12, 15 and 19, and

(b) Schedule 2,

“employer”, in relation to a teacher, includes a local education authority, governing body or other person who engage (or make arrangements for the engagement of) that person to provide his services as a teacher otherwise than under a contract of employment, and “employed”, “employment” and any expressions relating to the termination of employment shall be construed accordingly.