Education (Wales) Measure 2011

14 Regulations in relation to federations

(1) Regulations may make provision—

(a) as to the dissolution of governing bodies on the formation of a federation;

(b) enabling the governing body of a federation to continue in existence as a body corporate when one or more schools join or leave the federation;

(c) as to the circumstances in which and manner in which a federation may be dissolved, or one or more schools may leave a federation;

(d) enabling the governing body of a federation that is dissolved to be replaced either by governing bodies for each of the constituent schools or by governing bodies which include the governing body of a new federation;

(e) as to the transition from one governing body to another;

(f) as to the transfer of property, rights and liabilities between governing bodies, or between local authorities and governing bodies;

(g) as to such other matters relating to federations, federated schools or the formation or dissolution of federations as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

(2) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1)(f) in relation to the transfer of property, rights and liabilities may—

(a) provide for prescribed matters to be determined by the Welsh Ministers,

(b) apply with modifications any provision of Schedule 10 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (supplementary provisions with respect to transfers under that Act), or

(c) make provision equivalent to that made by any provision of that Schedule.