UK Act of Parliament 1998 United Kingdom

Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

An Act to make provision for the establishment of General Teaching Councils for England and Wales and with respect to the registration, qualifications and training of teachers and the inspection of such training; to make new provision with respect to grants and loans to students in higher or further education …

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Part 1

The teaching profession

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s.015 Supply of information by contractor, agency, &c. Regulated
  • Supply teacher information to the Council when arrangements endContractor
23 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004 Appeals against refusal of registration
s.006 Power to promote teaching profession
Part 2

Financial provision for higher and further education

1 of 11 sections shown
Part 3

Right to time off for study or training

0 of 2 sections shown
Part 4

Miscellaneous and general

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Schedules

Schedules

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45 other schedules
s.sch001 The Council shall not be regarded as the servant or...
s.sch001 (1) The Council may authorise the chairman, the chief officer...
s.sch001 (1) The following persons, namely— (a) two representatives of the...
s.sch001 The validity of the Council’s proceedings shall not be affected...
s.sch001 Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the Council...
s.sch001 (1) It shall be the duty of the Council—
s.sch001 The Council— (a) shall make an annual report to the...
s.sch001 The application of the seal of the Council shall be...
s.sch001 Every document purporting to be an instrument made or issued...
s.sch001 Power to amend Schedule
s.sch001 (1) The Council may, subject to sub-paragraph (3), do anything...
s.sch001 (1) Regulations may make provision with respect to—
s.sch001 (1) The Council— (a) shall pay to their members such...
s.sch001 (1) The Council may (subject to sub-paragraph (5)) appoint a...
s.sch001 (1) The Council , with the consent of the Secretary...
s.sch001 (1) Employment with the Council shall be included among the...
s.sch001 The Secretary of State may make grants to the Council...
s.sch001 (1) The Council— (a) may establish a committee for any...
s.sch002 (1) Regulations may make provision for and in connection with...
s.sch002 (1) Regulations may make provision for and in connection with...
s.sch002 (1) Where a conditional registration order is made in relation...
s.sch002 (1) Where a suspension order is made in relation to...
s.sch002 (1) Where a prohibition order is made in relation to...
s.sch002 (1) Regulations shall make provision for conferring on a person...
s.sch002 (1) Regulations may make provision for such incidental and supplementary...
s.sch002 (1) In this Schedule— “disciplinary order” has the meaning given...
s.sch003 In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition...
s.sch003 After section 47 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 insert—...
s.sch003 In section 48 of that Act (complaints to employment tribunals)—...
s.sch003 In section 58 of that Act (right to time off...
s.sch003 In section 104 of that Act (assertion of statutory right)...
s.sch003 In section 225 of that Act (rights during employment), after...
s.sch003 In section 578 of the Education Act 1996 (meaning of...
s.sch003 In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (kinds of...
s.sch003 In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of...
s.sch003 In section 133 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (regulations)—...
s.sch003 In section 1(6) of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act...
s.sch003 In section 232(6) of the Education Reform Act 1988 (orders...
s.sch003 In section 17 of the Further and Higher Education Act...
s.sch003 In section 90(3) of that Act (interpretation), after “ “university””...
s.sch003 In section 3 of the Charities Act 1993 (the register...

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