# The General Teaching Council for England (Registration of Teachers) Regulations 2000, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the 1988 Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988;
“the 1998 Act” means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;
“advanced skills teacher” means a teacher who has been certified by an assessor appointed by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment as eligible for appointment to an advanced skills teacher post;
“Code of Practice” means the code of practice authorised to be issued under regulation 13;
“the Council” means the General Teaching Council for England;
“employer” in relation to a teacher includes a person who engages or makes arrangements for the engagement of that teacher to provide his services as a teacher otherwise than under a contract of employment, and “prospective employer”, “employed” and “employment” shall be construed accordingly;
“independent school” has the same meaning as in section 463 of the Education Act 1996;
“induction period” means an induction period served in accordance with regulations made in relation to England or Wales under section 19 of the 1998 Act;
“institution within the further education sector” has the same meaning as in section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
“institution within the higher education sector” has the same meaning as in section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
“non-maintained special school” means a special school which is neither a community special school nor a foundation special school;
“qualified teacher” has the same meaning as in section 218(2) of the 1988 Act;
“the Register” means the register of teachers which the Council are required to establish and maintain in accordance with section 3 of the 1998 Act and these Regulations, and “registration” shall be construed accordingly;
“registered teacher” means a person for the time being registered under section 3 of the 1998 Act;
“school maintained by a local education authority” has the same meaning as in section 142(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; and
“special school” has the same meaning as in section 337(1) of the Education Act 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2176/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-england-registration-of-teachers-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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