Education (No. 2) Act 1986

11 (1) The qualification of any person for appointment as a temporary governor, of a particular category, of any new school shall not have the effect of disqualifying him for appointment as a temporary governor, of any other category, of that school.

(2) No person shall at any time hold more than one temporary governorship of the same school.

(3) Where any temporary governor is to be appointed by persons acting jointly, the appointment shall be made, in the event of failure on the part of those persons to make an agreed appointment—

(a) by the Secretary of State ; or

(b) in accordance with any direction given by him.

(4) Subject to paragraph 2(3) above, where temporary governors are required to co-opt one or more persons to be temporary governors, the arrangement under which the temporary governing body are constituted shall not make any provision which has the effect of restricting those governors in their choice of person to co-opt.

(5) Sub-paragraph (4) above does not apply in relation to foundation governors.

(6) No person shall be qualified for membership of any temporary governing body unless he is aged eighteen or over at the date of his appointment.