# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 26


(1) This paragraph applies in relation to a grant-maintained school where—
(a) the governing body of the school were incorporated under Chapter IV of Part I of the Education Reform Act 1988; and
(b) the school was a voluntary school before it became grant-maintained.
(2) Schedule 24 to this Act shall apply in relation to the school with the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 13—
“13 “Foundation governor” means—
(a) a person appointed otherwise than by a local authority for the purpose of securing, so far as is practicable, that the established character of the school at the time when it became grant-maintained is preserved and developed and, in particular, that the school is conducted in accordance with the provisions of any trust deed relating to it; or
(b) a person selected under section 66, or nominated under section 68, of the Education Reform Act 1988 for the purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/39/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-39/paragraph-26
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