# The Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011, Paragraph 6: Initial term of office


(1) This paragraph applies to the term of office of each member of the GTCS serving during the period beginning on 2nd April 2012 (“the initial term”).
(2) Of the 37 members referred to in paragraph 1, 18 members are to hold office for 2 years only during the initial term.
(3) On the expiration of the 2 year term, the 18 members are eligible to hold office for a further term of 4 years and paragraph 5(2) applies as if for “8 years” there was substituted “6 years”.
(4) The GTCS must decide which 18 members of the 37 members referred to in paragraph 1 are to hold office for 2 years only in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111012246/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-services-reform-general-teaching-council-for-scotland-order-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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