Teaching Council (Amendment) Act 2015
Amendment of section 7 of Principal Act | ||
3. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (2) — | ||
(i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b): | ||
“(ba) obtain or receive vetting disclosures for the purposes set out in this Act, for the purpose of its role as a relevant organisation or for the purpose of its role as a relevant organisation representing another relevant organisation for the purposes of the vetting procedures under the Act of 2012;”, | ||
and | ||
(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (n): | ||
“(n) act as a competent authority within the meaning of Regulation 2(1) of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Directive 2005/36/EC) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 139 of 2008 );”, | ||
and | ||
(b) in subsection (3), by— | ||
(i) the substitution, in paragraph (b), of “advice,” for “advice, and”, | ||
(ii) the substitution, in paragraph (c), of “Northern Ireland, and” for “Northern Ireland.”, and | ||
(iii) the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c): | ||
“(d) have regard to the need to protect children and vulnerable persons.”. |