35.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a registered teacher may apply in writing to the Council to be removed from the register.

F35[(2) Where a registered teacher applies to be removed from the register under subsection (1) and a complaint has been made under section 42 (amended by section 20 of the Act of 2015) in relation to the teacher, the Council shall not consider the application under subsection (1) until that complaint has either been refused to be referred or refused to be considered, as the case may be, under subsection (3)(b), (5)(b), (8)(aa) or (9)(b), of section 42 (as so amended) or any inquiry in relation to that complaint has been completed in accordance with Part 5.]

(3) A teacher who has been removed from the register under this section may apply to the Council for registration and section 31 shall apply.