
2015 No. 194 (W. 9)
Education, Wales
The Education Workforce Council (Additional Functions and Revocation) (Wales) Order 2015
Made 10 February 2015
Coming into force 1 April 2015
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 5 and 47(1) and (2) of the Education (Wales) Act 2014, having consulted such persons as they consider appropriate make the following Order:
Title, commencement, application and revocation
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(1) The title of this Order is the Education Workforce Council (Additional Functions and Revocation) (Wales) Order 2015 and it comes into force on 1 April 2015.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
(3) The Orders set out in the Schedule are revoked.
Interpretation
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In this Order—
 ...
 the Regulations means  “the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015”;  and
 “relevant state” (“gwladwriaeth berthnasol”) means an EEA state or Switzerland.
Additional Functions
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(1) The Education Workforce Council, having been specified as a competent authority in accordance with the Regulations, is to have the function of considering applications and granting authorisations to practice the profession of school teacher in Wales ....
(2) The Council is to give advice and information to the public about the requirements for recognition in Wales of teaching qualifications obtained in a relevant state.
Huw Lewis
Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers

SCHEDULE
ORDERS REVOKED
Article 1


Orders revoked References Extent of revocation
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) Order 2000 S.I. 2000/1941 (W. 139) Fully
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2001 S.I. 2001/2497 (W. 201) Fully
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) Order 2005 S.I. 2005/36 (W. 3) Fully
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2005 S.I. 2005/68 (W. 6) Fully
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2006 S.I. 2006/1341 (W. 132) Fully
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2007 S.I. 2007/2810 (W. 237) Fully
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2009 S.I. 2009/1351 (W. 127) Fully
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2012 S.I. 2012/167 (W. 26) Fully