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.”.