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The General Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Scheme 2001 Approval Order 2001

S.S.I. 2001/18 · Made 29 January 2001

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EDUCATION

Made 29th January 2001

Laid Before Parliament 29th January 2001

Coming into force 28th February 2001

Whereas the General Teaching Council for Scotland have, in exercise of their powers under paragraph 1(6) and (7) of Schedule 1 to the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965f1 made the General Teaching Council for Scotland Election Scheme 2001 and have submitted it to the Scottish Ministers for approval;

Now therefore, the Scottish Ministersf2 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(1) and paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 1 to that Act, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1965 c. 19. Schedule 1 was amended by the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp.6), section 46.

f2

The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Approval
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule THE GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL FOR SCOTLAND ELECTION SCHEME 2001
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the General Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Scheme 2001 Approval Order 2001, and shall come into force on 28th February 2001.

2Approval

The General Teaching Council for Scotland Election Scheme 2001, which is set out in the Schedule to this Order, is hereby approved.

3Revocation

The Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Scheme 1989 Approval Order 1989f1 and the General Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Amendment Scheme 1994 Approval Order 1994f2 are hereby revoked.

Signature

JACK McCONNELL

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

29th January 2001

THE GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL FOR SCOTLAND ELECTION SCHEME 2001

Scheme for the Election of Registered Teachers to the General Teaching Council for Scotland, made in accordance with the terms of Schedule 1 to the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965, as amended by the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Act 2000, and to be read in conjunction with the Act.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order approves the General Teaching Council for Scotland Election Scheme 2001 (“the Scheme”) set out in the Schedule. The Scheme revokes the Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Scheme 1989 and details new rules in connection with the elections for members of the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

The major change in the election system is the reduction in the number of elected teachers from 34 to 26. There is also the addition of three new voting categories namely headteachers in primary, headteachers in secondary and a teacher of pre-school children.

The following election matters are dealt with in the Scheme:–

  • Definitions (Article 1), Returning Officer (Article 2), Independent Scrutineer (Article 3), Roll of Electors (Article 4), Notification of Election (Article 5), Notice of Election (Article 6), Qualification of Candidates and Electors (Article 7), Nomination (Article 8), Conduct of the Election (Article 9), Election System and Count (Article 10), Postal Disruption (Article 11), Notice and Publication of Results of Election (Article 12), Powers of Returning Officer (Article 13), Secrecy of Ballot (Article 14) and Revocation of previous Election Schemes (Article 15).

This Order also revokes two previous approval Orders, namely the Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Scheme 1989 Approval Order 1989 and the General Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Amendment Scheme 1994 Approval Order 1994.