Section 78 Initial governors for new grant-maintained schools.C1

England and Wales

(1)

This section applies in relation to any governing body to be incorporated under Chapter IV.

(2)

Regulations shall make provision for the appointment of the persons who are to be the initial governors and, in particular, shall require each appointing authority—

(a)

to obtain the Secretary of State’s consent before making any appointment, and

(b)

to notify the Secretary of State before the incorporation date of the appointments to all the initial governorships for which the authority is the appointing authority.

(3)

In subsection (2) above, the “appointing authority” in relation to any appointment, means the person entitled to make the appointment.

Annotations

Modifications

C1: S. 78 applied (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/653, reg. 15

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with savings in ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39); Sch. 13 paras. 6, 7 as saved continued (1.9.1999) by S.I. 1999/2267, reg. 2(2); and s. 154(4) expressed to be amended (11.9.1998) by 1998 c. 18, ss. 54(1), 55(2), Sch. 3 para. 25 (which amendment fell (1.4.1999) by reason of the repeal of the said Sch. 3 para. 25 by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(3), Sch. 31; S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1)