# The Education (Grant-maintained Schools) (Initial Governing Instruments) Regulations 1993, Paragraph 25: Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Governing Body


(1) The Governing Body shall each school year, at their first meeting in that year, elect a Chairman and a Vice-chairman from among their number (subject however to sub-paragraph (2) below).
(2) A governor who is a member of the staff of the School, or is a registered pupil thereat, shall not be eligible for election as Chairman or Vice-chairman.
(3) Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) below, the Chairman or Vice-chairman shall hold office as such until his successor has been elected in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above.
(4) The Chairman or Vice-chairman may at any time resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Clerk to the Governing Body.
(5) The Chairman or Vice-chairman shall cease to hold office if—
(a) he ceases to be a member of the Governing Body;
(b) in the case of the Chairman, he is removed from office in accordance with paragraph 26 below; or
(c) in the case of the Vice-chairman, he is elected in accordance with sub-paragraph (6) below to fill a vacancy in the office of Chairman.
(6) Where by reason of any of the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (5) above a vacancy arises in the office of Chairman or Vice-chairman, the Governing Body shall at their next meeting elect one of their number to fill that vacancy (subject however to sub-paragraph (2) above).
(7) Subject to sub-paragraph (8) below, where the Chairman is absent from any meeting or there is at the time a vacancy in the office of the Chairman, the Vice-chairman shall act as the chairman for the purposes of the meeting.
(8) Where in the circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (7) above the Vice-chairman is absent from the meeting or there is at the time a vacany in the office of Vice-chairman, the Governing Body shall elect one of their number to act as chairman for the purposes of that meeting, provided that the governor elected shall not be a member of the staff of the School, or a registered pupil thereat.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3102/schedule/1/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-grant-maintained-schools-initial-governing-instruments-regulations-1993/schedule-1/paragraph-25
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.