{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-grantmaintained-schools-initial-sponsor-governors-regulations-1993/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-grantmaintained-schools-initial-sponsor-governors-regulations-1993/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/3188",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Grant–maintained Schools) (Initial Sponsor Governors) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-grantmaintained-schools-initial-sponsor-governors-regulations-1993",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Determination of initial sponsor governors",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) proposals are required to be published under section 32 of the Act in respect of any school; and\n(b) any person is to be named in the proposals as a proposed sponsor of the school.\n(2) Where only one person is to be named in the proposals as a proposed sponsor of the school, he shall select the person or persons who are to be the initial sponsor governors.\n(3) Where more than one person is to be named in the proposals as a proposed sponsor of the school, each such person shall select the number of initial sponsor governors to be specified in relation to him in the proposals.\n(4) Any selection required under, as the case may be, paragraph (2) or (3) above shall be made, if possible, before the date of publication of the proposals and otherwise as soon as possible after that date.\n(5) The existing governing body of the school shall secure that any selection required by paragraph (2) or (3) above is carried out in accordance with that paragraph and paragraph (4) above.\n(6) Any person selected under paragraph (2) or (3) above shall, if possible, be named in the proposals as published as a proposed initial sponsor governor.\n(7) In the case of any person so selected who is not named in the proposals as published, the existing governing body of the school shall—\n(a) give the Secretary of State notice in writing of the relevant particulars in respect of the person selected before such date as may be specified in directions given by the Secretary of State; and\n(b) within the period of seven days beginning with the date of his selection, publish notice thereof in accordance with regulation 4 below.\n(8) Where the Secretary of State is notified of any particulars under paragraph (7) above, he shall modify the proposals by including in them the particulars notified to him.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3188/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:44:08.653006+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}