3.—(1) The Council is to have the functions of—
(a)accrediting courses or programmes of initial school teacher training (“the Service”);
(b)monitoring compliance of accredited courses or programmes of initial teacher training with the accreditation criteria;
(c)withdrawing accreditation of courses or programmes of initial school teacher training; and
(d)charging fees in connection with providing the Service.
(2) The fees charged by the Council pursuant to paragraph (1)(d) may not exceed the cost of providing the Service.