# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W

(1) No person shall be appointed under paragraph 4 or 6 as a temporary parent governor of a new school unless—
(a) he is the parent of a child who is likely to become a registered pupil at the school, or
(b) where it is not reasonably practicable to appoint such a person, he is the parent of a child of compulsory school age.
(2) No person shall be appointed under paragraph 4 as a temporary parent governor of a new school if he is—
(a) an elected member of the local education authority; or
(b) an employee of the authority or of the governing body of any aided school maintained by the authority.
(3) No person shall be appointed under paragraph 5 or 6 as a temporary teacher governor of a new school unless he is employed as a teacher in a school maintained by a local education authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/9/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-9/paragraph-7
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