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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-reform-general-teaching-council-for-scotland-order-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2011/215",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-reform-general-teaching-council-for-scotland-order-2011",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Appointed members",
  "text": "The 7 appointed members are to be appointed by the GTCS.\n(a) The GTCS must make and publish an appointments scheme to govern the making of such appointments;\n(b) An individual is not eligible to be appointed if the individual—\n(i) is, or has been registered, or is eligible to be registered; or\n(ii) has obtained a recognised teaching qualification;\n(c) The GTCS must, when making and operating the appointments scheme—\n(i) endeavour to ensure that applications to become appointed members are made by as wide a range of applicants as practicable; and\n(ii) have regard to any principle which appears to it to represent best practice on public appointments (for example, any guidance from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland);\n(d) The appointments scheme may, in particular, make provision about—\n(i) advertising for applications to become appointed members; and\n(ii) the timing, procedure and operation of the scheme;\n(e) Before making or varying the appointments scheme the GTCS must—\n(i) consult those persons appearing to have an interest; and\n(ii) have regard to any views expressed by those consulted.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in sch. 2 para. 4(c)(ii) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, sch. 2 para. 19"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 4.4.2011 for specified purposes, see art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 2.4.2012 in so far as not already in force, see art. 2(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/215/schedule/2/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:49:28.768960+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}