Within the 12 month period, existing teachers must apply to the Teaching Council to be registered, and be issued with certificates of registration, under procedures set down by the Council. The section also provides for the Council to register a person subject to conditions, or to refuse an application for registration, in certain specified circumstances, and for the person concerned to appeal this decision to the High Court. Section 31 provides that, where a person must satisfy conditions for registration within a specified period, the Council may extend the period, following a written application. Failure to satisfy the conditions within the original or extended period will result in the registration lapsing. Section 32 provides for the registration renewal process.
Registration is renewable annually upon payment of a renewal fee.
An application for renewal should be made prior to the expiry date and a receipt will be issued indicating that registration has been renewed. The teacher will be given one month s notice before being removed from the register. Section 34 provides for a teacher to request their name to be removed from the register. Subsequent re-entry to the register will be in accordance with the procedures under section 30. The Council may refuse a request by a teacher for removal from the register while an inquiry into the teacher s fitness to teach is ongoing.