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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-government-england-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2163",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (School Government) (England) Regulations 1999",
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  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Except where paragraph 6 applies, in appointing a parent governor under this Schedule the governing body shall appoint–\n(a) a person who is the parent of a registered pupil at the school; or\n(b) where it is not reasonably practicable to do so, a person who is the parent of a child of compulsory school age.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See also paragraph 13 of Schedule 5 for disqualifications for being appointed as a parent governor."
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      "affecting_title": "The Education (School Government) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2000"
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    {
      "type": "applied (with modifications)",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/2262",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (New Schools) (England) Regulations 1999"
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2163/schedule/2/paragraph/5",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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