PART 2SCHOOL GOVERNANCE

CHAPTER 1FEDERATION OF MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

I114Regulations in relation to federations

1

Regulations may make provision—

a

as to the dissolution of governing bodies on the formation of a federation;

b

enabling the governing body of a federation to continue in existence as a body corporate when one or more schools join or leave the federation;

c

as to the circumstances in which and manner in which a federation may be dissolved, or one or more schools may leave a federation;

d

enabling the governing body of a federation that is dissolved to be replaced either by governing bodies for each of the constituent schools or by governing bodies which include the governing body of a new federation;

e

as to the transition from one governing body to another;

f

as to the transfer of property, rights and liabilities between governing bodies, or between local authorities and governing bodies;

g

as to such other matters relating to federations, federated schools or the formation or dissolution of federations as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

2

Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1)(f) in relation to the transfer of property, rights and liabilities may—

a

provide for prescribed matters to be determined by the Welsh Ministers,

b

apply with modifications any provision of Schedule 10 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (supplementary provisions with respect to transfers under that Act), or

c

make provision equivalent to that made by any provision of that Schedule.