Regulation 4 Definition and general duties of tenant management organisationsI1

England and Wales

(1)

A tenant management organisation is an organisation which satisfies the following conditions^f1 —

(a)

it has a constitution in written form;

(b)

its constitution specifies an area in relation to which it seeks to enter into a TMO agreement with an authority;

(c)

its constitution provides that any tenant of a house in that area may become a member of the TMO;

(d)

its constitution provides that, in conducting its affairs, the TMO must avoid any unlawful discrimination;

(e)

its constitution provides that the affairs of the TMO must be conducted either—

(i)

by the members of the TMO at a general meeting; or

(ii)

by a committee or board of directors elected by members of the TMO.

(2)

For the purposes of these Regulations, a TMO—

(a)

is not disqualified from being a TMO if its constitution contains provision for matters other than those specified in paragraph (1); and

(b)

does not cease to be a TMO if its constitution is at any time amended to contain such provision.

(3)

In exercising its functions under these Regulations, a TMO—

(a)

must act in accordance with the provisions of its constitution relevant to the exercise of its functions under these Regulations; and

(b)

must have regard to any guidance provided from time to time by the Secretary of State relevant to the exercise of its functions under these Regulations.

Regulation 4 Definition and general duties of tenant management organisationsI1

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