Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Groups of Grant-maintained Schools) (Initial Governing Instruments) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 7th December 1994.

Initial instrument of government2

For the purposes of section 118(1) of the Education Act 1993 the initial instrument of government for the governing body of a group shall be set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Initial articles of government3

For the purposes of section 118(1) of the Education Act 1993 the initial articles of government for each school in a group shall be in accordance with those required (under any regulations3 in force at the time of incorporation of that group) for a grant-maintained school, or, as the case may be, a grant-maintained special school, and for those purposes—

a

any references to the staff committee are to the committee established under the instrument of government for the group, and

b

any duty to prepare an annual report to parents and to hold an annual parents' meeting shall be performed by the governing body separately in relation to each school in the group.