Associate members

6.—(1) In these Regulations “associate member” means a person who is appointed by a joint committee as a member of it but who is not a member of a collaborating governing body.

(2) Subject to paragraph (8), the term of office of an associate member is four years or a shorter period (not being less than one year), as determined by the joint committee at the date of his appointment.

(3) Nothing in this regulation prevents an associate member from being reappointed at the expiration of his term of office.

(4) Any person who is disqualified from holding office as a governor under regulation 20 of, and paragraphs 2 to 11 of Schedule 6 to, the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003(1) is likewise disqualified from holding, or continuing to hold, office as an associate member of a joint committee.

(5) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the collaborating governing bodies must determine the voting rights of associate members.

(6) An associate member must not vote on any resolution concerning—

(a)admissions;

(b)pupil discipline;

(c)an individual pupil (not falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b)) or member of staff if the associate member was excluded under regulation 7(2) from that part of the meeting during which it was considered; or

(d)the budget and financial commitments of a collaborating governing body.

(7) An associate member must not vote on any other business transacted by a joint committee unless he was aged 18 or over at the date of his appointment.

(8) A joint committee may remove an associate member from office at any time.