(1) Subject to this
Act, registration as a teacher remains in force—
(a)
until 31 January in the fifth year following the year in which the
registration was granted or last renewed; or
(b) if
the registration is subject to a condition limiting the period for which it
remains in force to a lesser period—for that period.
(2) The Teachers
Registration Board may, if it thinks fit, on granting registration, determine
that the term of the registration commences from the end of a preceding term
of registration.