17DDetermination of application

17D Determination of application

[Section 17D Inserted by No. 79 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2010]

(1)  On receipt of an application for a limited authority made under section 17C , the Board –

(a) if satisfied that the applicant satisfies the criteria for a limited authority, must grant the applicant a limited authority to teach –

(i) [Section 17D Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013] [Section 17D Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2016, s. 25, Applied:10 Jul 2017] [Section 17D Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2021, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2022] at any school, as specified in the limited authority; and

(ii) in any subject specified in the limited authority; and

(iii) for the number of hours each week specified in the limited authority; or

(b) if not satisfied that the applicant satisfies the criteria for a limited authority, must refuse to grant the applicant a limited authority.

(2)  The criteria for a limited authority are that the applicant –

(a) does not meet the requirements of section 13(2)(a) or section 13(3)(a) but has the appropriate skills or experience that available registered teachers do not have; and

(b) is of good character; and

(ba) [Section 17D Subsection (2) amended by No. 33 of 2016, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2017] is registered under the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 in respect of a regulated activity, within the meaning of that Act, that primarily relates to children; and

(c) is fit to be a teacher.