# The Education (Governors' Allowances) Regulations 1999, Regulation 6: Meetings and instruments and articles of government


(1) A governor shall not be prevented from considering or voting upon any proposal regarding allowances to be paid in accordance with these Regulations by reason that he has an interest in the payment of such allowances to members of the governing body generally but a member of a governing body or any committee thereof shall withdraw from a meeting during any consideration or discussion of, and shall not vote on, whether he should receive a particular allowance, the amount of any payment or any question about an allowance that has been paid to him.
(2) These Regulations shall have effect despite any contrary provision in the instrument or articles of government of any maintained school and a governing body shall not pay a member of the governing body or any committee thereof payments by way of allowance thereunder.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/703/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-governors-allowances-regulations-1999/regulation-6
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