17.—(1) In these Regulations “partnership governor” (“llywodraethwr partneriaeth”) means a person who is nominated as a partnership governor and appointed as such in accordance with Schedule 4.
(2) A person is disqualified from nomination or appointment as a partnership governor of a federation if he or she is—
(a)a parent of a registered pupil at a school within the federation;
(b)a registered pupil at a school within the federation;
(c)eligible to be a teacher or staff governor of the federation;
(d)an elected member of a relevant local authority; or
(e)employed by a relevant local authority in connection with its functions as a local education authority.