Teaching Council Act, 2001
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires— | |
“chairperson” means the chairperson of the Council elected under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 and includes the deputy chairperson and a member of the Council appointed under paragraph 11(c) of that Schedule to preside at a meeting, while so presiding; | ||
“committee” means a committee established under section 24 ; | ||
“Council” means the Teaching Council established under section 5 ; | ||
“Director” means the chief executive officer of the Council appointed under section 11 ; | ||
“Disciplinary Committee” means the committee established under section 24 (2)(b)(ii); | ||
“establishment day” means the day appointed by the Minister under section 3 to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act; | ||
“Executive Committee” means the committee established under section 24 (2)(a); | ||
“first Director” means a person appointed under section 12 to be the first Director of the Council; | ||
“Investigating Committee” means the committee established under section 24 (2)(b)(i); | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Education and Science; | ||
“national association of parents” has the same meaning as in the Education Act, 1998 ; | ||
“panel” means a panel of the Disciplinary Committee established under section 43 (2); | ||
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister or the Council, as the case may be; | ||
“professional misconduct” shall be construed in accordance with section 41 ; | ||
“recognised post-primary school” means a recognised school which provides post-primary education to its students and which may also provide courses in adult, continuing or vocational education or vocational training; | ||
“recognised primary school” means a recognised school which provides primary education to its students and which may also provide early childhood education; | ||
“recognised school” means a school which is recognised by the Minister in accordance with section 10 of the Education Act, 1998 ; | ||
“recognised school management organisations” has the same meaning as in the Education Act, 1998 ; | ||
“recognised trade union” means a trade union licensed under the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1990, that stands recognised for consultation purposes; | ||
“register” means the register of teachers established under section 29 and “registration” and “registered” shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“registered teacher” means a teacher whose name is entered in the register in accordance with Part 3; | ||
“Registration Council” means the Registration Council constituted under section 1 of the Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act, 1914; | ||
“renewal fee” means a fee charged under section 23 (2)(d) or (e); | ||
“teacher” means a person who— | ||
(a) before the establishment day has achieved the qualifications required by the Minister for employment as a teacher in a recognised school, or | ||
(b) in the case of a person to whom paragraph (a) does not apply, is eligible for registration under section 31 (5). | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to a Part, section or Schedule is a reference to a Part or section of, or Schedule to, this Act, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended, | ||
(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause is a reference to the subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended, | ||
(c) a reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended, by or under any other enactment, including this Act, and | ||
(d) a reference to the performance of functions includes, with respect to powers and duties, a reference to the exercise of powers and the carrying out of duties. |