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The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004

S.I. 2004/2443 · Made 16 September 2004 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 16th September 2004

Coming into force 17th September 2004

The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(1), (2) and (3) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989f1 and sections 47(4), 48(1) and (2), 49(2), 51(2) and (3), 52(2), 54(4) and (5), 55(1) and (2), 56(1) and 123(2) of the Local Government Act 2003f2 and having consulted with such representatives of local government as appear to him to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 42. See section 152(5) for the definition of “prescribed”.

f2

2003 c. 26. See section 59(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.

Contents

  1. 1Application, citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 1AJoint arrangements
  3. 2Obtaining information from billing authority for the purpose of developing BID proposals
  4. 3BID proposer
  5. 4BID proposals, renewal proposals, alteration proposals and preliminary procedures
  6. 5Instructions to hold a BID ballot, renewal ballot, alteration ballot or re-ballot
  7. 6Ballot holder
  8. 7Arrangements for holding a ballot and conduct of a ballot
  9. 8Persons entitled to vote
  10. 9Declaring a ballot void
  11. 10Payment of costs of a ballot
  12. 11Obtaining information from billing authority for the purpose of canvassing
  13. 12Veto of BID proposals
  14. 13Appeal against veto
  15. 14BID Revenue Account
  16. 15Administration of the BID levy etc
  17. 16Alteration of BID arrangements without an alteration ballot
  18. 17Alterations of the BID arrangements following a ballot
  19. 18Termination of BID arrangements
  20. 19Information
  21. 20Expenses of the ballot holder
  22. 21Electronic communication of requests, applications or notices
  23. Signature
  24. Schedule 1: CONTENT OF BID PROPOSALS, RENEWAL PROPOSALS OR ALTERATION PROPOSALS
  25. 1Paragraph 1
  26. 2Paragraph 2
  27. 3Paragraph 3
  28. Schedule 2: RULES FOR BID BALLOTS, RENEWAL BALLOTS AND ALTERATION BALLOTS
  29. Part: PROVISIONS AS TO TIME
  30. Timetable
  31. 1Paragraph 1
  32. Part: RULES FOR BALLOTS
  33. Day of the ballot
  34. 2Paragraph 2
  35. Ballots—preliminary procedures
  36. 3Paragraph 3
  37. Ballots - general
  38. 4Paragraph 4
  39. Proxy voting
  40. 5Paragraph 5
  41. Requirement of secrecy
  42. 6Paragraph 6
  43. Notification of requirement of secrecy
  44. 7Paragraph 7
  45. The ballot paper
  46. 8Paragraph 8
  47. Prohibition of disclosure of vote
  48. 9Paragraph 9
  49. Procedure on issue of ballot paper
  50. 10Paragraph 10
  51. Spoilt ballot papers
  52. 11Paragraph 11
  53. Lost ballot papers
  54. 12Paragraph 12
  55. Receipt of return ballot papers
  56. 13Paragraph 13
  57. The count
  58. 14Paragraph 14
  59. Rejected ballot papers
  60. 15Paragraph 15
  61. Decisions on ballot papers
  62. 16Paragraph 16
  63. Declaration of result
  64. 17Paragraph 17
  65. Validity
  66. 18Paragraph 18
  67. Retention of ballot papers
  68. 19Paragraph 19
  69. Schedule 3: THE KEEPING OF THE BID REVENUE ACCOUNT
  70. Part 1: Credits to the Account
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. Item 1: BID revenues
  73. Item 2: Income from BID services and facilities
  74. Item 3: reduced provision for bad or doubtful debts
  75. Item 4: credit balance from previous year
  76. Part 2: Debits to the Account
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. Item 1: BID cost of collection
  79. Item 2: BID expenditure
  80. Item 3: provision for bad or doubtful debts
  81. Item 4: debit balance from previous year
  82. Schedule 4: IMPOSITION, ADMINISTRATION, COLLECTION, RECOVERY
  83. 1Interpretation
  84. 2The requirement for demand notices
  85. 3Content of demand notices
  86. 4Invalid notices
  87. 5Service of demand notices
  88. 6Payments under demand notices
  89. 7Payments under demand notices: further provision
  90. 8Demand notices: final adjustment
  91. 9Enforcement
  92. 10Outstanding liabilities on death
  93. 11Application of BID administration provisions to the Crown
  94. 12Joint occupiers and owners: billing
  95. 13Joint owners and occupiers: enforcement
  96. 14Enforcement in relation to partnerships
  97. Schedule 5: Modification of the Act and these Regulations in respect of joint BID arrangements
  98. 1Modification of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003
  99. 2Modification of these Regulations
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. 4Paragraph 4
  102. 5Paragraph 5
  103. 6Paragraph 6
  104. 7Paragraph 7
  105. 8Paragraph 8
  106. 9Paragraph 9
  107. 10Paragraph 10
  108. 11Paragraph 11
  109. 12Paragraph 12
  110. 13Paragraph 13
  111. 14Paragraph 14
  112. 15Paragraph 15
  113. 16Paragraph 16
  114. 17Paragraph 17
  115. 18Paragraph 18
  116. 19Paragraph 19
  117. 20Paragraph 20
  118. 21Paragraph 21
  119. 22Paragraph 22
  120. 23Paragraph 23
  121. 24Paragraph 24
  122. Explanatory note