7A person who is a governor of any category (within the meaning of section 64 of this Act) on the initial governing body of a grant-maintained school shall be treated for the purposes of any provision made by the instrument of government for that school by virtue of section 53 of this Act as a governor of that category (within the meaning of section 53).
8Where the number of governors of any category for such a school provided for by the instrument of government for the school is less than the number required for that category by section 64 of this Act, no vacancy shall be treated as arising for governors of that category by virtue of any governor of that category’s ceasing to hold office until the number of governors of that category on the governing body falls below the number provided for by the instrument of government.