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Section 43: General interpretation.

Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 · 1998 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: Miscellaneous and general

In this Act—

  • "the Council" means the body corporate referred to in section 1(1);

  • "functions" includes powers and duties;

  • "local authority" has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (see section 579(1) of that Act);

  • "modifications" includes additions, alterations and omissions, and "modify" shall be construed accordingly;

  • "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations;

  • "registered teacher" means (subject to paragraph 8 of Schedule 2) a person for the time being registered under section 3 with full or provisional registration;

  • "regulations" means regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act.

In the following provisions of this Act, namely—

sections 12, 15 and 19, and
Schedule 2,

"employer", in relation to a teacher, includes a local authority, governing body or other person who engage (or make arrangements for the engagement of) that person to provide his services as a teacher otherwise than under a contract of employment, and "employed", "employment" and any expressions relating to the termination of employment shall be construed accordingly.

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