The Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011

Interpretation

3.  In this Order—

“the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(1);

“the 1965 Act” means the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965(2);

“educational establishment” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

“further education institution” means a body listed under the heading “Institutions formerly eligible for funding by the Scottish Further Education Funding Council” in schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005(3) and “further education teacher” is to be construed accordingly;

“the GTCS” has the meaning given by article 4;

“the GTCS rules” has the meaning given by article 15;

“recognised teaching qualification” is to be construed in accordance with articles 29 and 30;

“the register” means the register of teachers kept by the GTCS in accordance with this Order and “registered” and “registration” are to be construed accordingly;

“registration criteria” means the criteria for registration set out in the GTCS rules which are to be met by individuals seeking registration;

“school” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act and “school teacher” is to be construed accordingly;

“teacher” means an individual who has either obtained a recognised teaching qualification, or who has satisfied the GTCS that they have adequate education, training or experience to warrant registration;

“unfit to teach” has the meaning given by article 18(3).

(1)

1980 c.44; section 135 (interpretation) of this Act is relevant to this Order; the relevant definitions have been amended by section 2(2) of the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.40), section 82(1) and (2) of and Schedules 10 and 11 to the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39) and section 62(2) and (3) of and Schedules 9 and 10 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37).

(2)

1965 c.19; as amended by Schedules 2 and 3 to the Education (Scotland) Act 1969 (c.49), Schedule 1 to the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1971 (c.2), sections 289F and 289G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.21), Schedule 6 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.30), section 21 of and Schedule 7 to the Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c.58), section 82 of and Schedule 10 to the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39), section 55 of and Schedule 9 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37), section 16 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c.30), sections 45 to 54 of and schedules 2 and 3 to the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 (asp 6), section 13 of the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 5), schedule 3 to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4) and schedule 4 to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14); also as amended by S.I. 1969/586, 1970/523, 1991/1997, 1997/207, 1999/1820, 2008/948 and S.S.I. 2009/386.

(3)

2005 asp 6; schedule 2 to this Act has been relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2005/660, 2006/480, 2007/255 and 524 and 2008/241 and 412.