# The Education (Grant-maintained Schools) (Initial Governing Instruments) Regulations 1993, Paragraph 16: Tenure of office: parent and teacher governors


(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, each parent or teacher governor shall hold office for a term of four years.
(2) Where the Governing Body were incorporated under Chapter IV of Part I of the 1988 Act —
(a) any person who
(i) became a parent or teacher governor on the incorporation date, and
(ii) immediately before that date was a governor of that category on the former governing body of the School, shall hold office for the remainder of his term of office on the former governing body; and
(b) a parent or teacher governor who was elected under section 66, or elected or nominated under section 68, of the 1988 Act to hold office as such shall hold office for a term of four years beginning with the incorporation date.
(3) Where the Governing body were incorporated under Chapter II of Part II of the 1993 Act —
(a) an initial parent or teacher governor who was a governor of that category on the former governing body of the school immediately before the incorporation date shall hold office for the remainder of his term of office on the former governing body; and
(b) an initial parent or teacher governor who was elected or appointed under section 71, or elected, appointed or nominated under section 74, of the 1993 Act to hold office as such shall hold office for a term of four years beginning with the incorporation date.
(4) Where the Governing Body were incorporated in pursuance of proposals for the establishment of a new grant-maintained school, each parent or teacher governor appointed before the date of implementation of the Proposals shall hold office for such term as is prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 5 to that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3102/schedule/1/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-grant-maintained-schools-initial-governing-instruments-regulations-1993/schedule-1/paragraph-16
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