(1)This section applies if a local authority has the power to intervene in the conduct of one of its maintained schools.
(2)The local authority may appoint as many additional governors to the governing body of the school as it thinks fit; and the instrument of government for the school has effect as if it provided for such appointments (despite anything in regulations under section 19 of the Education Act 2002).
(3)The local authority may nominate one of those governors to be the chair of the governing body in place of any person who has been elected as chair of that body.
(4)Before making any such appointment or nomination in relation to a voluntary aided school, the local authority must consult—
(a)the person who appoints the foundation governors, and
(b)if the school has a religious character, the appropriate religious body.
(5)A governor appointed under this section is to hold office for a period determined by the local authority.
(6)A governor nominated by the local authority to be the chair of the governing body is to be the chair for a period determined by the local authority.
(7)The local authority may pay remuneration and allowances to governors appointed under this section.