Commentary on the Sections: Part 1 Qualifying rules Section 74: RTM companies: membership and regulations
128.Section 74 makes provision in respect of the membership and constitution of a RTM company.
129.Any person who is a qualifying tenant of a flat in the premises (as defined in section 75) is entitled to be a member of the RTM company at any time.  Any person who is a landlord under a lease of the whole or part of the premises is also entitled to be a member of the company, but only after the time that the company takes over the management of the premises.
130.Regulations will be made about the form and content of the Memorandum and Articles of a RTM company.  (These will cover, amongst other matters, the provisions for taking up membership of the company.  The regulations will also set out default provisions governing voting rights in the company.)  The regulations may over-ride any terms inconsistent with them included in the Memorandum and Articles.  They can also require any compulsory terms to be deemed to be included if the company fails to include them.  Certain provisions of the Companies Acts which would otherwise conflict with this provision are disapplied.