[F12E+WIn this Act “foundation governor” means a person appointed to be a member of the school’s governing body, otherwise than by a local education authority, who—
(a)where the school has a particular religious character, is appointed for the purpose of securing that that character is preserved and developed, and
(b)where the school has a trust deed, is appointed for the purpose of securing that the school is conducted in accordance with that deed,
or, where the school has neither a religious character nor a trust deed, is appointed as a foundation governor of the school.]
Textual Amendments
F1Schs. 9-13 repealed (1.10.2002 for E. for specified purposes, 1.9.2003 for E.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(4), Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3; S.I. 2003/1667, art. 4