{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/business-improvement-districts-england-regulations-2004/schedule-2/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/business-improvement-districts-england-regulations-2004/schedule-2/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2443",
  "legislation_title": "The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/business-improvement-districts-england-regulations-2004",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The ballot holder shall, at least 42 days before the day of the ballot—\n(a) publish notice of the ballot stating—\n(i) the day of the ballot; and\n(ii) that the ballot will be taken entirely by post, with votes to be returned by 5p.m. on the day of the ballot;\n(b) prepare a list of persons entitled to vote and proxies (if any);\n(c) send to each person entitled to vote or, if applicable, his proxy a statement which–\n(i) explains the arrangements for the ballot;\n(ii) explains that regulation 4(3) allows that person to request a copy of the BID proposals from the BID proposer or, where the relevant billing authority has drawn up the BID proposals, from that authority; and\n(iii) provides the name and address of the BID proposer or, where the relevant billing authority has drawn up the BID proposals, the name and address of that authority; and\n(d) send to the Secretary of State a copy of the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (a).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 3(c)(ii) inserted (7.10.2013) by The Business Improvement Districts (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2265), regs. 1, 5(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 3(c)(iii) inserted (7.10.2013) by The Business Improvement Districts (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2265), regs. 1, 5(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 17.9.2004, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2443/schedule/2/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:18:22.459820+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}