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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-teachers-qualifications-england-regulations-2003/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1662",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (School Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-teachers-qualifications-england-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations –\n“the 1959 Regulations” means the Schools Regulations 1959 ;\n“the 1982 Regulations” means the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1982 ;\n“the 1989 Regulations” means the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1989 ;\n“the 1993 Regulations” means the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1993 ;\n“the 1999 Regulations” means the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) Regulations 1999 ;\n“the 2003 Specified Work Regulations” means the Education (Specified Work and Registration) (England) Regulations 2003 ;\n“The 2015 European Union Regulations” means the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015;\n“accredited institution” means an institution accredited by the Secretary of State under regulation 11;\n“city college” means a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts;\n“the Council” means the General Teaching Council for England;\n“early years provider” has the meaning given by section 96(3) of the Childcare Act 2006;\n“employment” means employment under a contract of employment or the engagement of a person to provide his services otherwise than under a contract of employment and references to being employed shall be construed accordingly;\n“further education institution” means an institution which provides further education and is maintained by a local education authority, or is within the further education sector;\n“hearing impaired” means deaf or partially hearing;\n...\n“school” means a school maintained by a local education authority or a special school not so maintained;\n“teaching” means carrying out work of a kind which is specified by regulations made under section 133 of the Education Act 2002 and “to teach” shall be construed accordingly; and\n“visually impaired” means blind or partially sighted.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3 inserted (19.12.2016) by The Education (School Teachers' Qualifications and Induction Arrangements and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1123), regs. 1, 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3 substituted (1.4.2012) by The Education (School Teachers) (Qualifications and Appraisal) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/431), regs. 1, 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3 inserted (20.10.2021) by The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1093), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3 omitted (20.10.2021) by virtue of The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1093), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1959/364 as amended by S.I. 1968/1281, 1969/1777, 1971/342, 1973/2021 and 1978/1144."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1982/106 as amended by S.I. 1988/542 and 1989/329."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 1989/1319 as amended by S.I. 1989/1541, 1990/1561, 1991/1134, 1991/1840, 1991/2240 and 1992/1809."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/543 as amended by S.I. 1997/368, 1997/2679 and 1998/1584."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/2166 as amended by S.I. 2000/2704, 2001/1391, 2001/2896, 2001/3737, 2002/1434 and 2003/107."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/1663."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1662/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:20:10.294856+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}