Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Education
Made
5th August 2014
Coming into operation
8th September 2014
The Department of Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 34 of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(1).
1. These Regulations may be cited as the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 8th September 2014.
2. (1) The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Constitution) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(2) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 8 (term of office), in paragraph (1) at the beginning insert "Subject to regulation 8A,".
(3) After regulation 8 insert-
"8A. (1) The term of office of a member whose term of office is due to expire on 14th October 2014 shall be extended for a period of one year.
(2) Where the term of office has been extended under paragraph (1), the reference to "four years" in regulation 6(5) shall be read as if it were a reference to "five years".".
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 5th August 2014.
(L.S.)
Faustina Graham
A senior officer of the
Department of Education
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (Constitution) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 to extend the term of office of Council members whose term would otherwise have ended on 14 October 2014 by a further year.
S.R. 2001 No. 288 as amended by S.R. 2009 No. 370