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The title of these Regulations is the RTM Companies (Model Articles) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and they come into force on 3 March 2025.
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(1) The RTM Companies (Model Articles) (Wales) Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (articles of association of an RTM company)—
(a) in article 1 (defined terms)—
(i) after the definition of “immediate landlord”, insert—“
 “lease” means a long lease within the meaning of sections 76 and 77 of the 2002 Act;”;
(ii) in the definition of “qualifying tenant”, for “72” substitute “75”;
(b) in article 33(3) (voting: general)—
(i) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—“
(f) any person who is not otherwise entitled to any votes is entitled to one vote if that person is—
(i) the freeholder of the Premises,
(ii) a landlord under a lease or leases of the whole or any part of the Premises, and
(iii) a member of the company;”;
(ii) after sub-paragraph (f), insert—“
(g) the votes exercisable by landlords under leases of the whole or any part of the Premises must be capped at one third of the votes exercisable by qualifying tenants.”
(3) In Schedule 2 (erthyglau cymdeithasu cwmni RTM)—
(a) in article 1 (diffinio termau)—
(i) after the definition of “landlord uniongyrchol”, insert—“
 ystyr “les” yw les hir o fewn ystyr “long lease” yn adrannau 76 a 77 o Ddeddf 2002;”;
(ii) in the definition of “tenant cymwys”, for “72” substitute “75”;
(b) in article 33(3) (pleidleisio: cyffredinol)—
(i) for sub-paragraph (dd) substitute—“
(dd) mae gan unrhyw berson nad oes ganddo hawl fel arall i unrhyw bleidleisiau yr hawl i un bleidlais os yw’r person hwnnw—
(i) yn rhydd-ddeiliad y Fangre,
(ii) yn landlord o dan les neu lesoedd o’r cyfan neu unrhyw ran o’r Fangre, a
(iii) yn aelod o’r cwmni;”;
(ii) after sub-paragraph (dd), insert—“
(e) rhaid i’r pleidleisiau sy’n arferadwy gan landlordiaid o dan lesoedd o’r cyfan neu unrhyw ran o’r Fangre gael eu capio ar draean o’r pleidleisiau sy’n arferadwy gan denantiaid cymwys.”
Jayne Bryant
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
6 February 2025