Regulation 17 Employment of teachers of pupils who are both hearing and visually impaired

Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 18, a person shall not be a qualified teacher for the purpose of employment at a school as a teacher of a class of pupils who are both hearing and visually impaired (otherwise than to give instruction in a craft, trade or domestic subject) unless, in addition to being a qualified teacher in accordance with Schedule 5, he possesses a qualification approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of this regulation.

A person who possesses a qualification approved under regulation 15 or 16 shall be a qualified teacher for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (1) notwithstanding that he does not possess a qualification approved for the purpose of that paragraph where the authority or other body are satisfied that no teacher with such a qualification is available to teach the class in question.