5(1)If the school is discontinued, the governing body are dissolved by virtue of this paragraph—
(a)on the discontinuance date, or
(b)on such later date as the Secretary of State (in relation to England) or the National Assembly for Wales (in relation to Wales) may specify by order made before the discontinuance date.
(2)In this paragraph “the discontinuance date” means—
(a)the date on which proposals for discontinuing the school are implemented under Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Act or under Schedule 7 or 7A to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21),
(b)the date when the school is discontinued under section 30 of the 1998 Act, or
(c)the date specified in a direction given under section 19(1) or 32(1) of the 1998 Act,
as the case may be.