# The Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011, Paragraph 5: Term of office


(1) The duration of the term of office of each member of the GTCS is 4 years.
(2) No member of the GTCS may hold office for more than an aggregate of 8 years during any period of 20 years.
(3) For the purposes of the computation of years under sub-paragraph (2), service as a member of the GTCS before 2nd April 2012 is to be discounted.
(4) This paragraph is subject to paragraph 6 (initial term of office).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111012246/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-services-reform-general-teaching-council-for-scotland-order-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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