# The Business Improvement Districts (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004 (“the 2004 Regulations”) to enable two or more billing authorities to make Business Improvement District arrangements in respect of a business improvement district which spans authority boundaries. The key provisions relating to business improvement districts are contained in Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003.
Regulation 3 establishes that two or more billing authorities may make joint Business Improvement District arrangements covering areas comprising all or part of the area of each of the authorities concerned. The new Schedule 5, which will be inserted into the 2004 Regulations by the Schedule, sets out how the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003 and the remaining provisions of the 2004 Regulations are modified in their effect when joint Business Improvement District arrangements are concerned.
Regulation 5 amends the 2004 Regulations to clarify the procedures to be followed where a billing authority draws up the Business Improvement District proposals.
Regulations 4, 6 and 7 update or correct certain provisions in the 2004 Regulations.
No impact assessment has been prepared for this instrument as no new impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2265/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/business-improvement-districts-england-amendment-regulations-2013/note
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