12. In regulation 38 of the principal regulations—
(a)in paragraph (2), for “Where” there shall be substituted “Subject to regulations 29(11) and 31(9), where”, and the words “in accordance with regulation 29” shall be omitted;
(b)after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(2A) No decision taken at a meeting of the governing body to serve notice of discontinuance of the school under section 30 of the 1998 Act shall have effect unless it is confirmed at a second meeting of the governing body held not less than 28 days after the first.”; and
(c)after paragraph (3)(a), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(aa)any defect in the appointment of any chairman or vice-chairman of the governing body;”.