# The Business Improvement Districts (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, Regulation 5: Billing authority BID proposals


(1) In regulation 1 in the definition of “BID proposer” at the end insert “other than a relevant billing authority;”.
(2) In regulation 3 (BID proposer) after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) Where a relevant billing authority draws up BID proposals, it shall, at least 84 days before instructing the ballot holder to hold a BID ballot, notify the Secretary of State of its intention to do so.”
(3) In regulation 4 (BID proposals, etc and preliminary procedures)—
(a) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) Where a relevant billing authority draws up BID proposals, it shall prepare a document setting out the proposed business plan (including the estimated cashflow, an estimate of the predicted revenue to be generated and the predicted expenditure to be spent under the BID arrangements and the contingency margin included in the budget).”
(b) in paragraph (3)(a) after “a BID proposer” insert “or a relevant billing authority”.
(4) In regulation 5(1) (instructions to hold a BID ballot, etc)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”; and
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“; or
(d) decides to seek approval of BID proposals which it has drawn up;”.
(5) In paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 1 (content of BID proposals, etc) for “BID proposer” substitute “BID proposals” and omit “it proposes”.
(6) In paragraph 3(c)(ii) of Schedule 2 (rules for BID ballots, etc) after “BID proposer” insert “or, where the relevant billing authority has drawn up the BID proposals, from that authority;”.
(7) In paragraph 3(c)(iii) of Schedule 2 after “BID proposer” insert “or, where the relevant billing authority has drawn up the BID proposals, the name and address of that authority;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2265/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/business-improvement-districts-england-amendment-regulations-2013/regulation-5
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