The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005 No. 2914 (W. 211)

(Regulations 5 and 6)

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Election of teacher and staff governors

1.  In this Schedule “appropriate authority” (“awdurdod priodol”) has the same meaning as in Schedule 1. E+W

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 31.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)

2.  Where a local education authority is the appropriate authority in relation to a school, that authority may delegate to the head teacher of the school any of its functions under this Schedule. E+W

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I2 Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 31.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)

3.  Subject to paragraphs 4 to 6, the appropriate authority must make all the necessary arrangements for the election of teacher and staff governors. E+W

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I3 Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 31.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)

4.  The appropriate authority is to determine for the purposes of an election of teacher or staff governors whether a person is a school teacher or otherwise employed to work at the school. E+W

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I4 Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 31.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)

5.  The power conferred by paragraph 3— E+W

(a) does not include power to impose any requirements as to the minimum number of votes required to be cast for a candidate to be elected, but

(b) does include the power to make provision as to qualifying dates.

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I5 Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 31.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)

6.  Any election which is contested must be held by secret ballot. E+W

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I6 Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 31.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)