# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W

If—
(a) the instrument of government for a school provides for one or more governors to be appointed by persons acting jointly, and
(b) those persons fail to make an agreed appointment,
the appointment shall be made by, or in accordance with a direction given by, the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/8/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-8/paragraph-3
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