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The Education (School Government) (Wales) Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/2242 · Made 5 August 1999

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EDUCATION, WALES

Made 5th August 1999

Laid before Parliament 11th August 1999

Coming into force

All regulations except regulations 22(1) and 51(3) 1st September 1999

Regulations 22(1) and 51(3) 1st April 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 44, 138(7) and (8), 144 of, paragraphs 4, 5, 15(1) and (2), 16 and 17 of Schedule 9, paragraph 1 of Schedule 10, paragraphs 1 to 5 and 8 of Schedule 11, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998f1 and all other enabling powers and (except in the case of powers conferred by section 144 of the said Act) transferred to the National Assembly for Walesf2 by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions Order) 1999f3, the Secretary of State for Wales in exercise of the power conferred by section 144 of the said Act and the National Assembly for Wales in exercise of the other powers referred to hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 31; for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 142(1).

f2

The National Assembly for Wales was established by section 1 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38).

f3

S.I. 1999/672.

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Interpretation of “governing body”
  5. Part II: INSTRUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNING BODY COMPOSITION
  6. 4Application
  7. 5Copies of instruments of government
  8. 6Additional co-opted governors
  9. 7Representative governors
  10. 8Substitute foundation governors
  11. 9Appointment of parent, partnership and co-opted governors
  12. 10Notification of vacancies and appointments
  13. 11Joint appointments
  14. 12Elections
  15. 13Surplus governors
  16. Part III: QUALIFICATIONS AND TENURE OF OFFICE
  17. 14Application and Interpretation
  18. 15Qualifications and disqualifications
  19. 16Term of office
  20. 17Resignation
  21. 18Removal
  22. 19Removal of governors by the governing body
  23. 20Notice of resignation or removal
  24. Part IV: CLERKS
  25. 21Application and interpretation
  26. 22Clerk to the governing body: restrictions
  27. 23Appointment of the clerk to the governing body
  28. 24Dismissal of the clerk
  29. 25Appointment and dismissal of the clerk where the school does not have a delegated budget
  30. 26First clerk to the temporary governing body and clerking on transition to the permanent governing body
  31. 27Clerking on transition to the new framework
  32. Part V: MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNING BODIES
  33. 28Interpretation
  34. 29Chairman and vice-chairman of the governing body
  35. 30Removal from office of the chairman of the governing body
  36. 31Chairman and vice-chairman of temporary governing bodies
  37. 32Right of the head teacher to attend meetings
  38. 33Public access to meetingss
  39. 34Convening of meetings of the governing body
  40. 35Rescission and variation of resolutions
  41. 36Termination and adjournment of meetings
  42. 37Quorum
  43. 38Proceedings of the governing body
  44. 39Minutes of meetings
  45. 40Publication of minutes and papers
  46. 41Delegation of functions
  47. 42Restrictions on delegation
  48. 43Delegation of functions to the chairman and vice-chairman in cases of urgency
  49. 44Reporting to the governing body following the exercise of delegated functions
  50. Part VI: COMMITTEES OF GOVERNING BODIES
  51. 45Interpretation and application
  52. 46Establishment and constitution of committees of the governing body
  53. 47Staff dismissal committee and dismissal appeal committee
  54. 48Pupil discipline committee
  55. 49Admissions committee
  56. 50Disqualification of members of governing body committees
  57. 51Clerks to committees
  58. 52Meetings of committees
  59. 53Proceedings of committees
  60. 54Minutes of meetings of committees
  61. 55Publication of minutes and papers of committees
  62. 56Access to committee meetings
  63. Part VII: RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS TAKING PART IN PROCEEDINGS
  64. 57Regulation 57
  65. Part VIII: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  66. 58Regulation 58
  67. Signature
  68. Schedule 1: ADDITIONAL CO-OPTED GOVERNORS
  69. 1Paragraph 1
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. Schedule 2: PARENT GOVERNORS
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. 3Paragraph 3
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. 5Paragraph 5
  79. 6Paragraph 6
  80. Schedule 3: PARTNERSHIP GOVERNORS
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. 3Paragraph 3
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5Paragraph 5
  86. 6Paragraph 6
  87. 7Paragraph 7
  88. 8Paragraph 8
  89. Schedule 4: CO-OPTED GOVERNORS
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. Schedule 5: ELECTIONS
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. 2Paragraph 2
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. 4Paragraph 4
  98. 5Paragraph 5
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. 7Paragraph 7
  101. 8Paragraph 8
  102. 9Paragraph 9
  103. Schedule 6: QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
  104. 1General
  105. 2Mental disorder
  106. 3Governor of more than two schools
  107. 4Failure to attend meetings
  108. 5Bankruptcy
  109. 6Disqualification of company directors
  110. 7Disqualification of charity trustees
  111. 8Persons whose employment is prohibited or restricted
  112. 9Persons disqualified for being proprietors of independent schools
  113. 10Criminal convictions
  114. 2Criminal convictions
  115. 11Notification to clerk
  116. 12Co-opted governor
  117. 13Parent governor
  118. 14Parent governor
  119. 15Partnership governors
  120. 16Teacher and staff governors
  121. Schedule 7: RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS TAKING PART IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR THEIR COMMITTEES
  122. 1Interpretation
  123. 2Pecuniary interests
  124. 3Office of governor, chairman or clerk
  125. 4Pay or appraisal of persons working at the school
  126. Schedule 8: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  127. 1Qualifications and Disqualifications
  128. 2Qualifications and Disqualifications
  129. 3Qualifications and Disqualifications
  130. 4Term of office
  131. 5Term of office
  132. 6Term of office
  133. 7Removal
  134. 8Clerks and chairmen at new schools on transition to the new framework
  135. 9Clerks to degrouping schools
  136. 10Miscellaneous
  137. Explanatory note