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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-england-additional-functions-order-2004/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1886",
  "legislation_title": "The General Teaching Council for England (Additional Functions) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-england-additional-functions-order-2004",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the Directive” means Council Directive 89/48/EEC on a general system for the recognition of higher-education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years' duration;\n“designated authority” means a body or authority designated in relation to the profession of school teacher in England and Wales as having the function of considering applications and granting authorisations to practice that profession in accordance with the Regulations;\n“the Regulations” means the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 1991; and\n“relevant state” means a member state of the European Community, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein or Switzerland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No. L 19, 24.1.89, p.16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "SI 1991/824, amended by SI 2000/1960 and SI 2002/3501."
    }
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  "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."
}