Paragraph 1 Modification of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003F1

in section 43(2)(a) (additional contributions and action) for “the billing authority which has made the arrangements,” substitute “any of the billing authorities which have made the arrangements,”;

in section 44 (duty to comply with arrangements) for “the billing authority which made the arrangements” substitute “all of the billing authorities which made the arrangements”;

in section 46(4) (liability for BID levy) for “which made the arrangements” substitute “in whose area the hereditament in respect of which that person is liable is situated.”;

in section 47(1) (BID revenue account) for “A billing authority which has made BID arrangements” substitute “The lead authority”;

in section 51(2) (power of veto) for “The billing authority to which the proposals relate” substitute “Any of the billing authorities to which the proposals relate”;

for section 51(4) substitute—

“(4)

If a billing authority vetoes BID proposals, it must give notice of the exercise of the veto—

(a)

to the persons entitled to vote in the ballot; and

(b)

to each of the other billing authorities to which the proposals relate.”;

in section 53 (commencement of BID arrangements)—

in section 59(1) (interpretation of Part 4) at the appropriate place insert—

• ““lead authority” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 3A of the Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004 as that regulation has effect by virtue of Schedule 5 to those Regulations.”