(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively:—
“Act of 1962” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1962;
[F1“establishment” and “residential establishment” have the same meaning as in the M1Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;]
“notice” means a notice in writing;
“register” means the register established by the Council under section 6 of this Act; and “registered” and “registration” shall be construed accordingly;
“teach” means teach in an educational establishment (as defined in section 145 of the Act of 1962) or in an [F1establishment or residential establishment, where school or further education is provided], and “teaching” and “teacher” shall be construed accordingly.
(2)Any expression used in this Act and in the Act of 1962 has in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning as it has in that Act.
(3)Any reference in this Act to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.
[F2(3A)In this Act—
(a)“relevant institution” means an institution within the higher education sector which provides courses for the education and training of teachers; and
(b)references to institutions within the higher education sector shall be construed as in Part II of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 2), Sch. para. 2
F2S. 17(3A) inserted (16.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37), s. 55(3); S.I. 1992/817, art. 3(2), Sch.1.
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