# The Foundation Body Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Foundation bodies and groups


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below–
(a) a school may only form part of a group; and
(b) the governing body of a school may only apply to the Secretary of State for the establishment of a foundation body,
if that school is a foundation or voluntary school or if it is a grant-maintained or community school which the governing body propose should become a foundation or voluntary school.
(2) A school which has a foundation, other than a foundation body, may not form part of a group and its governing body may not propose the establishment of a foundation body.
(3) A foundation body may be established under section 21 of the 1998 Act before 1st September 1999 in relation to three or more grant-maintained schools which do not have foundations for the purpose of carrying out the functions set out in regulation 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1502/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foundation-body-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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