Education Act 1993 (repealed)

75 Replacement of proposed initial first or foundation governors before incorporation.E+W

(1)Where proposals published under section 32 of this Act are pending in respect of a county school and a person selected under section 73(1) of this Act to be a first governor—

(a)dies,

(b)becomes prospectively disqualified for holding office as such a governor on the proposed governing body, or

(c)notifies the existing governing body that he is no longer willing to serve on the proposed governing body,

the Secretary of State shall modify the proposals by including in them (in substitution, where appropriate, for any particulars they supersede) the relevant particulars in respect of a person nominated by the existing governing body.

(2)Where proposals published under section 32 of this Act are pending in respect of a voluntary school and a person selected under section 73(2) of this Act to be a foundation governor—

(a)dies,

(b)becomes prospectively disqualified for holding office as such a governor on the proposed governing body, or

(c)notifies the existing governing body that he is no longer willing to serve on the proposed governing body,

the Secretary of State shall modify the proposals by including in them (in substitution, where appropriate, for any particulars they supersede) the relevant particulars in respect of a person nominated by the person or persons named in the school’s instrument of government as being entitled to appoint the foundation governors (within the meaning of the M1Education Act 1944) to the existing governing body.

(3)Subsections (8) and (9) of section 73 of this Act apply for the purposes of subsection (2) above as they apply for the purposes of that section, but as if references to selection were to nomination.

(4)The existing governing body shall—

(a)give the Secretary of State notice in writing of the occurrence of any event within subsection (1) or (2) above,

(b)make or secure the making of any nomination required for the purposes of this section, and

(c)give the Secretary of State written notification of the relevant particulars in respect of any person nominated under this section.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Ss. 71-76 applied (with modifications) (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/653, reg. 18

Ss. 73-75 applied (with modifications) (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1041, reg. 42

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