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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-24/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
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  "number": "12",
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  "text": "“First governor” means—\n(a) a person appointed by the governing body who appears to them to be committed to the good government and continuing viability of the school,\n(b) a person appointed under a provision of the instrument of government made by virtue of section 227 who appears to the person appointing him to be committed to the good government and continuing viability of the school, or\n(c) an initial first governor.",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:40.627017+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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