2In this Act “foundation governor” means a person appointed to be a member of the school’s governing body, otherwise than by a local education authority, who—
(a)where the school has a particular religious character, is appointed for the purpose of securing that that character is preserved and developed, and
(b)where the school has a trust deed, is appointed for the purpose of securing that the school is conducted in accordance with that deed,
or, where the school has neither a religious character nor a trust deed, is appointed as a foundation governor of the school.