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.