Regulation 9 Parent members

(1)

In these Regulations “parent member” means—

(a)

a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 of Schedule 1 as a member by parents of registered pupils at the unit (or, as the case may be, at all the units in the group of units), and is himself a parent of a registered pupil at the unit (or, as the case may be, any unit in the group of units) at the time when he is elected; or

(b)

a person appointed as a parent member in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 1.

(2)

A person is disqualified from election or appointment as a parent member if he is—

(a)

an elected member of the authority; or

(b)

disqualified under regulation 10(2).

(3)

A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent member when he ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at the unit (or, as the case may be, any unit in the group of units) or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 unless he is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.