The Education (Transition to New Framework) (New Schools, Groups and Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

Elections

51.  Regulation 19 applies in relation to the election of governors referred to in regulation 47(3) but in that regulation for this purpose—

(a) paragraph (1) shall be omitted;

(b) there shall be substituted for paragraph (2);

“(2) Subject to paragraph (4), in this regulation, “appropriate authority” means

(a) in relation to a grouped school which will be or is from the appointed day a community, community special or voluntary controlled school, the local education authority; and

(b) in relation to a grouped school which will be or is from the appointed day a voluntary aided, foundation or foundation special school, the grouped governing body before the appointed day and the grouped transitional governing body on and after that day.”;

(c) In paragraph (4), for “the temporary governing body or the transitional governing body” there shall be substituted “the grouped governing body or the grouped transitional governing body”.

(d) there shall be substituted for paragraph (11)—

“(11) Where a local education authority are the appropriate authority that authority shall exercise their functions under this regulation in a manner calculated to enable the grouped governing body or the grouped transitional governing body, as the case may be, to fulfil their respective duties under regulation 47(3).”