Regulation 57 Additional governors continuing in office

This regulation applies to any person who is at midnight on 31st August 1999—

of a current or grouped school to which this Part applies.

In this regulation, “current school” means a county, voluntary or maintained special school, other than a school falling within regulation 1(2) or (4).

Any governor to whom this regulation applies shall continue in office from the appointed day, subject to any provisions applying in relation to disqualification or term of office.

The instrument of government for the school shall have effect as if (despite anything in Part II of Schedule 9 to the 1998 Act) it provided for any governor who continues in office by virtue of this regulation to be a member of the governing body.

Where—

the transitional governing body (within the meaning in the First Transitional Regulations), or the grouped transitional governing body, as the case may be, shall include any governor to whom this regulation applies.

A governor referred to in paragraph (5) shall continue in office until the governing body are constituted under the instrument of government, even if the term for which he was originally appointed has expired, but shall continue as a member of the governing body constituted under the instrument of government if the term for which he was originally appointed has expired.

Subject to paragraph (6), any governor to whom this regulation applies who was appointed to hold office for a fixed term shall hold office for the remainder of the term for which he was appointed, but for no longer than 4 years from the appointed day.

Regulation 23 of the First Transitional Regulations shall be amended by the addition of the following words at the end:

“or treated as if provided for by such an instrument of government by virtue of regulation 57(4) of the Education (Transition to New Framework) (New Schools, Groups and Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999.”.