# The General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) In these Regulations–
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;
“the 1988 Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988;
“the 1998 Act” means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;
“the Council” means the General Teaching Council for Wales;
“members” means members of the General Teaching Council for Wales;
“primary school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(1) of the 1996 Act except that it does not include a special school;
“secondary school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(2) of the 1996 Act except that it does not include a special school;
“special school” has the meaning assigned to it by section 337 of the 1996 Act.
(2) In these Regulations “teacher” means–
(a) on and after the date of establishment of a register of teachers under section 3 of the 1998 Act, a registered teacher; and
(b) before that date, a qualified teacher within the meaning of section 218(2) of the 1988 Act.
(3) In these Regulations a reference to a regulation is a reference to a regulation contained herein, a reference in a regulation to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that regulation, and a reference to a Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1619/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-wales-constitution-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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