10.—[F1(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a board shall make provision by means of a Board of Governors to be appointed by the board for the management of each controlled school under its managementF2. . . .
(2) Two or more controlled primary schools, other than controlled integrated primary schools or nursery schools, under the management of a board may, if the board so determines and the Department approves, be grouped under one Board of Governors.
(3) The scheme of management for a controlled school—
(a)shall, in so far as it relates to the membership of the Board of Governors of the school, comply with the provisions of Schedule 4;
(b)may provide for the carrying out by the Board of Governors in relation to the school of specified functions on behalf of, and in the name of, the board.]
Para. (4) rep. by 1989 NI 20
F3(5) A Board of Governors shall, when carrying out specified functions on behalf of, and in the name of, the board, be regarded as a committee of the board but shall not be so regarded for any other purpose and the functions of a Board of Governors in relation to the appointment of teachers under Schedule 14 or the appointment of other staff under Article 88 shall not be regarded as being carried out on behalf of, or in the name of, the board.
