58 Subsequent articles of government.E+W
(1)The governing body of a grant-maintained school may, with the consent of the Secretary of State—
(a)make new articles of government in place of the existing articles for the school, or
(b)modify any articles made under paragraph (a) above or, where articles made under Chapter IV of Part I of the M1Education Reform Act 1988 have effect by virtue of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 20 to this Act, those articles.
(2)Before exercising that power, the governing body of a school having foundation governors shall consult—
(a)the person who appoints the foundation governors, and
(b)in the case of a Church of England, Church in Wales or Roman Catholic Church school, the appropriate diocesan authority (if different).
(3)The Secretary of State may by a direction under this section require the governing bodies of grant-maintained schools or any class of such schools specified in the direction or the governing body of any particular grant-maintained school so specified to modify their articles of government in any manner so specified.
(4)Before giving a direction under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a)the governing body or (as the case may be) each governing body to which the direction applies,
(b)if the direction relates only to a school having foundation governors, the person who appoints them and, if it is a Church of England, Church in Wales or Roman Catholic Church school, the appropriate diocesan authority (if different), and
(c)if the direction relates to two or more schools and any of the schools are Church of England, Church in Wales or Roman Catholic Church schools having foundation governors, a body appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the church in question in matters relating to the provision of education in grant-maintained schools having foundation governors.
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