Regulation 6 Ballot holderI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

F1Subject to paragraph (1A), the person who holds a BID ballot, renewal ballot, alteration ballot or re-ballot (“the ballot holder”) shall be the person the relevant billing authority has appointed under section 35 of the Representation of the People Act 1983^f1 as the returning officer for elections to that authority.

F2(1A)

Where the relevant billing authority is the Common Council of the City of London—

(a)

paragraph (1) shall not apply; and

(b)

the ballot holder shall be the town clerk.

(2)

The ballot holder may by writing under his hand appoint one or more persons to discharge all or any of his functions under these Regulations.

F3(3)

In this regulation “town clerk” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 6(1) inserted (27.12.2014) by The Business Improvement Districts (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3199), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)
F2: Reg. 6(1A) inserted (27.12.2014) by The Business Improvement Districts (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3199), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)
F3: Reg. 6(3) inserted (27.12.2014) by The Business Improvement Districts (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3199), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 6 in force at 17.9.2004, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: 1983 c. 2.