The responsible F2local authority for a sixth form college may appoint a person to be a member of the governing body of the sixth form college.

But no more than two members of the governing body of a sixth form college may at any given time have been appointed under this section.

Before exercising the power conferred by subsection (1) in relation to a governing body, the responsible F2local authority must consult the governing body.

A member of the governing body of a sixth form college who was appointed before the relevant commencement date by the Learning and Skills Council for England under section 11 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 is, on and after that date, to be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section as appointed by the responsible F2local authority under this section.

“The relevant commencement date” is the date on which section 123 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 comes into force.