9.—(1) In these Regulations “parent member” (“rhiant-aelod”) means—
(a)a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 of Schedule 1 as a member by parents of registered pupils at the unit (or, as the case may be, at all the units in the group of units), and is a parent of a registered pupil at the unit (or, as the case may be, any unit in the group of units) at the time when that person is elected; or
(b)a person appointed as a parent member in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 1.
(2) A person is disqualified from election or appointment as a parent member if that person is—
(a)an elected member of the authority; or
(b)disqualified under regulation 10(2).
(3) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent member when that person ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at the unit (or, as the case may be, any unit in the group of units) or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 unless that person is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.