Regulation 6
1. In this Schedule, “sponsor” in relation to a school means a person who gives, or has given, substantial financial assistance (which for these purposes includes benefits in kind other than the provision of services) to the school other than pursuant to any statutory obligation.
2. Where the school has one or more sponsors, the governing body may determine that the instrument of government shall provide for the governing body of the school to include such number of additional co-opted governors, nominated in accordance with paragraph 3, as may be determined by the governing body, not exceeding two.
3. Nominations for such appointments shall be sought from the school’s sponsor, or (as the case may be) from any one or more of the school’s sponsors.
4. Where the school is a participating school in relation to an education action zone(1), the governing body may determine that the instrument of government shall provide for the governing body of the maintained school to include one additional co-opted governor nominated by the Education Action Forum(1) for the zone in relation to which the school is a participating school.
No Education Action Zones or Education Action Forums can be established in Wales unless an Order to that effect has been made by the Assembly under section 10(8) of the 1998 Act. No such Order has yet been made.