# The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2006 W.S.I. 2006/1336 · made 16 May 2006 This Order brings into force (on 31 May 2006), in relation to Wales, the provisions of Schedule 12 to the Education Act 2002 specified in the Schedule to the Order. Schedule 12 amends sections 3 and 4 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998. Those sections apply to the General Teaching Council for England and, by virtue of section 9 of that Act, to the General Teaching Council for Wales. The main effect of the amendments brought into force by this Order is that the General Teaching Council for Wales, when considering an application for registration, will be able to reject the application if it is not satisfied as to the applicants suitability to be a teacher. The provisions brought into force also–confer on the National Assembly for Wales the power to make regulations providing that any prescribed description of person is, or is not, to be taken to be suitable to be a teacher;enable such regulations to provide for applicants for registration with the General Teaching Council for Wales whose applications are rejected on the new suitability ground to have a right of appeal against the Council's decision;enable such regulations to provide for applicants for registration with the General Teaching Council for Wales to be notified of the Council's decision and of their right to appeal. Made under: Education Act 2002 (Section 216) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002-commencement-no-10-and-transitional-provisions-wales-order-2006/pdf/wsi_20061336_mi.pdf ## Introductory text EDUCATION, WALES Made 16 May 2006 The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the power conferred upon it by section 216 (4)(b) and (5) of the Education Act 2002, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Title, application and interpretation The title of this Order is the Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2006. ## 2 Title, application and interpretation Provisions brought into force by this Order are brought into force in relation to Wales. ## 3 Title, application and interpretation In this Order, unless otherwise stated, references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of, and Schedules to, the Education Act 2002. ## 4 Appointed day (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order is 31 May 2006. (2) Part 2 of that Schedule (Transitional provision) applies. ## Signature Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998. D. Elis-Thomas The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly 16 May 2006 ## 1 Provisions coming into force on 31 May 2006 Provision Subject matter Section 148, so far as relating to the provisions of Schedule 12 below The General Teaching Councils for England and Wales In Schedule 12, Part 1, paragraph 3(1), paragraph 3(5) insofar as it inserts subsections (3B) and (3D) of section 3 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, and paragraph 4(2) and 5. Amendments of Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 ## 2 Transitional provision Until paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 12 is brought fully into force in relation to Wales, the new section 3(3B) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (the insertion of which by paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 12 is brought into force by this Order) is to have effect as though the words “provisional registration or full” were omitted, and is if for the words “relevant time” there were substituted the words “time of registration”. ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order brings into force (on 31 May 2006), in relation to Wales, the provisions of Schedule 12 to the Education Act 2002 specified in the Schedule to the Order. Schedule 12 amends sections 3 and 4 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998. Those sections apply to the General Teaching Council for England and, by virtue of section 9 of that Act, to the General Teaching Council for Wales. The main effect of the amendments brought into force by this Order is that the General Teaching Council for Wales, when considering an application for registration, will be able to reject the application if it is not satisfied as to the applicants suitability to be a teacher. The provisions brought into force also– confer on the National Assembly for Wales the power to make regulations providing that any prescribed description of person is, or is not, to be taken to be suitable to be a teacher; enable such regulations to provide for applicants for registration with the General Teaching Council for Wales whose applications are rejected on the new suitability ground to have a right of appeal against the Council's decision; enable such regulations to provide for applicants for registration with the General Teaching Council for Wales to be notified of the Council's decision and of their right to appeal. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/1336 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002-commencement-no-10-and-transitional-provisions-wales-order-2006 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.