Education Act 1996

6 (1) A governing body incorporated under section 88(1) are dissolved by virtue of this paragraph—

(a) if the school they conduct is discontinued;

(b) where the school becomes a grant-maintained school or grant-maintained special school, when the local education authority cease to maintain the school; or

(c) if a new governing body of the school are constituted under Chapter IV of Part II.

(2) Where such a governing body conduct two or more schools, sub-paragraph (1) applies when, in relation to each of the schools, paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is satisfied.