Provision of a clerk to a governing body
3.—(1) For the purpose of this regulation a clerk to a governing body is—
(a)a person appointed by virtue of regulation 42 to perform the functions set out in regulation 43 of the 2005 Regulations; or
(b)a person appointed by virtue of regulation 50 to perform the functions set out in regulation 51 of the 2010 Regulations.
(2) If a governing body makes a request to the local authority to provide a person for appointment as a clerk, that local authority must provide a suitable person for appointment within 16 weeks of the request being received by the local authority.
(3) A suitable person is—
(a)a person who has satisfactorily completed the training; or
(b)a governor support officer.
(4) The local authority may charge a fee for providing a person to act as a clerk to the governing body.
(5) Where a local authority exercise the power to charge a fee under paragraph (4) the fee charged must not exceed the cost of providing the clerk.