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Part ISchools

Chapter IVGrant-Maintained Schools

Procedure for acquisition of grant-maintained status

69Provisions supplementary to section 68

(1)A nomination required to be made for the purposes of subsection (3) of section 68 of this Act by the foundation governors (within the meaning of the 1944 Act) on the existing governing body may be made by a simple majority of those governors present and voting at a meeting held for the purpose (with the chairman of the meeting having a second or casting vote in the event of an equality of votes).

(2)For the purposes of that section, a person named in the proposals as a proposed initial governor of any category shall be treated as becoming prospectively disqualified for holding office as such a governor on the initial governing body by virtue of the occurrence in relation to him of any event by virtue of which he would have become disqualified for holding such office by virtue of—

(a)section 56(8) of this Act; or

(b)any provision made by an instrument of government for the school made before the proposed date of implementation;

if the event had occurred on or after the proposed date of implementation.

(3)A person nominated by the existing governing body under subsection (5), (7) or (9) of section 68 of this Act—

(a)must at the time of his nomination be a parent of a registered pupil at the school, if the former proposed governor was a proposed parent governor; and

(b)must at the time of his nomination be a teacher at the school, if the former proposed governor was a proposed teacher governor.

(4)It shall be the duty of the existing governing body—

(a)to give the Secretary of State written notification of the occurrence of any event within subsection (3), (4), (6) or (9) of that section;

(b)to make any nomination required for the purposes of that section; and

(c)to give to the Secretary of State written notification of the relevant particulars with respect to the person nominated.