{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2005/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2005/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2005/2914",
  "legislation_title": "The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Parent governors",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations “parent governor” (“rhiant-lywodraethwr”) means—\n(a) a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 4 to 9 of Schedule 1 as a governor by parents of registered pupils at the school and is himself or herself such a parent at the time when he or she is elected, or\n(b) a person appointed as a parent governor in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 1.\n(2) A person is disqualified from appointment as a parent governor in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 1 if he or she is—\n(a) an elected member of the local authority;\n(b) employed by the local authority in connection with its education functions;\n(c) paid to work at the school for more than 500 hours in any twelve month period commencing on 1 August and finishing on 31 July,\nunless he or she is a parent of a registered pupil at the school.\n(3) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent governor when he or she ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at the school or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraphs 11 and 12 of Schedule 1 (as the case may be) unless he or she is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.\n(4) Schedule 1 applies to the election and appointment of parent governors.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(2)(a) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Subordinate Legislation) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1142), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(b) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Subordinate Legislation) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1142), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in force at 31.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/2914/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:05:28.791574+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."
}