# School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, Section 19: Directions


(1) A governing body of a maintained school or a head teacher subject to a direction under this Chapter must comply with it.
(2) This includes a direction to exercise a power or duty that is contingent upon the opinion of the governing body or head teacher.
(3) A direction under this Chapter—
(a) must be in writing;
(b) may be varied or revoked by a later direction;
(c) is enforceable by mandatory order on application by, or on behalf of, the person who gave the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2013/1/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-standards-and-organisation-wales-act-2013/section-19
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