General Teaching Council for Wales Order 1998
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1998/2911 |
| Year | 1998 |
1998 No. 2911
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALESWALES
The General Teaching Council for Wales Order 1998
Made 19th November 1998
Laid before Parliament 9th December 1998
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 8(1) and (2) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 19981the Secretary of State for Wales hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the General Teaching Council for Wales Order 1998.
(2) This article and article 3 of this Order shall come into force on 30th December 1998, and article 2 shall come into force on 1st September 2000.
(3) In this Order, “the Act” means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998.
Establishment of the General Teaching Council for Wales
2. There shall be a body corporate to be known as the General Teaching Council for Wales which shall exercise, in relation to Wales, as from 1st September 2000, the functions conferred on them by or under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act.
Application of Section 1 and Schedule 1 to the General Teaching Council for Wales
3. Section 1(2) and (4) to (9) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act shall have effect in relation to the General Teaching Council for Wales as they have effect in relation to the General Teaching Council for England.
Peter Hain
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, Welsh Office
19th November 1998
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under section 8 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, provides for the establishment of a body corporate to be known as the General Teaching Council for Wales (“the Council”) on 1st September 2000, to exercise the functions conferred on them by the Act with effect from that date. The Order also applies, in relation to the Council, the provisions of section 1(2) and (4) to (9) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act with effect from 30th December 1998.
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