Subject to paragraph (2) wherever the relevant paragraphs provide a discretion as to the number of governors of a particular category to be included on the governing body, the number of temporary governors of the corresponding category included on the temporary governing body shall be the lower number permitted under the relevant paragraphs.

At any new school, whether or not there shall be a temporary staff governor shall be determined in accordance with regulation 14.

For the purposes of calculating the number of temporary foundation governors required at a voluntary aided school under the relevant paragraphs, it shall be assumed that a head teacher has been appointed and is a member of the temporary governing body.