1(1)The Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2)In section 5(1)(b) (duties of the Council), for the words from “assigned” to the end substitute “conferred or imposed on them by virtue of section 4A(1) of this Act.”.
(3)In section 6 (establishment of register of teachers)—
(a)in paragraph (d) of subsection (2), for the words “Committee under paragraph (d) of section 10(3)” substitute “Sub-committee by virtue of paragraph (d) of section 10C(1)”; and
(b)in the proviso to that subsection, for the words—
(i)“Committee under section 10(2)(b)” substitute “Sub-committee by virtue of section 10B(1)(b)”; and
(ii)“Committee under section 11(2)” substitute “Sub-committee under section 11(8)”.
(4)In section 17 (interpretation)—
(a)in subsection (1), at the place alphabetically appropriate, insert the following definition—
““education authority” has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44);”; and
(b)in subsection (2), after the word “Any” insert “other”.
(5)In Part II of Schedule 1—
(a)in paragraph 10 (assessors), for the words “Investigating Committee and the Disciplinary Committee” substitute “Investigating Sub-committee, the Disciplinary Sub-committee and, in relation to proceedings for the purposes of sections 10A(2) and (3) and 11(4) of this Act, the Professional Conduct Committee”;
(b)in paragraph 12 (standing orders), for the words “Disciplinary Committee” substitute “Disciplinary Sub-committee”;
(c)in paragraph 13(1) (expenses), for the words “restoration of a name to” substitute “re-registration of a name in”; and
(d)in paragraph 17 (other committees), for the words—
(i)“the last foregoing paragraph” substitute “paragraphs 16 and 16A of this Schedule”; and
(ii)“Investigating Committee and the Disciplinary Committee” substitute “Professional Conduct Committee, the Investigating Sub-committee and the Disciplinary Sub-committee”.
(6)In Schedule 2 (procedure of Disciplinary Committee)—
(a)for the word “Committee”, wherever it occurs, substitute “Sub-committee”; and
(b)in paragraph 2—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for the words “10(2)” substitute “10B(2)”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (1)(g), for the words “infamous conduct in any material respect” substitute “relevant misconduct” and for the words “such conduct” substitute “such misconduct”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for the words “restoration to the register” substitute “re-registration”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for the words “10(3)(d)” substitute “10C(1)(d)”; and
(v)in sub-paragraph (2)(c), for the words “11(2)” substitute “11(8)”.