Part IX Ancillary functions
Chapter I Ancillary functions of Secretary of State
Appointment of governors, etc.
C1C2498 Powers where no properly constituted governing body.
1
Where it appears to the Secretary of State that, by reason of the default of any person, there is no properly constituted governing body of a school to which this section applies, the Secretary of State—
a
may make such appointments and give such directions as he thinks desirable for the purpose of securing that there is a properly constituted governing body of that school, and
b
may give directions rendering valid any acts or proceedings which in his opinion are invalid or otherwise defective by reason of the default.
2
This section applies to—
a
any county, voluntary or maintained special school, and
b
any grant-maintained school.