http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3111/contents/madeHeadteachersProfessional qualificationsEmployment rightsEmployment terms and conditionsState schoolsEducation (Head Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04EDUCATION, ENGLAND These Regulations make provision, from 1st April 2004, for first-time head teachers of maintained schools in England to hold the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) or its equivalent in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. The Regulations do not apply to persons who have been appointed as a head teacher before the Regulations come into force. Education (Head Teachers' Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003 1Citation and commencement 2Application 3Interpretation 4Head Teachers' Qualification5(1) A person may serve as a head teacher without... 6Acting head teachers 2003 No. 3111 Made 29th November 2003 Laid before Parliament 5th December 2003 Coming into force 1st April 2004 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Education Act 1996 and sections 135, 145(1) and (2), and 210(7) of the Education Act 2002 the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Regulations: 1996 c. 56 2002 c. 32; by virtue of the definition of “regulations” in section 212(1), these Regulations made by the Secretary of State apply only in relation to England.