# The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004, Paragraph 5


After regulation 3, insert—
“Lead authority
3A. (1) In relation to BID proposals, the lead authority,—
(a) where a billing authority draws up the BID proposals, is to be that authority;
(b) where two or more billing authorities jointly draw up the BID proposals, is to be such authority as those authorities decide; or
(c) in all other cases, is to be determined in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) On receipt of the notification in regulation 3(2), the relevant billing authorities must appoint one of them to be the lead authority.
(3) If the relevant billing authorities are unable to agree which authority to appoint by the end of 56 days beginning with the day on which all relevant billing authorities have received the notification referred to in regulation 3(2), the authority with the greatest number of hereditaments in the proposed BID in respect of which non-domestic ratepayers are to be liable for the proposed BID levy is the lead authority.
(4) Where there is a proposal to alter BID arrangements to extend the geographical area of the BID in such a way that it would comprise the area of two or more billing authorities where it had not done so before, the lead authority is the relevant billing authority for the original BID arrangements.
(5) As soon as reasonably practicable after the lead authority has been determined, it must notify the BID proposer or the BID body, as the case may be, that it is the lead authority.
(6) Unless the relevant billing authorities agree otherwise, a lead authority is to remain the lead authority for the duration of the BID arrangements including where the BID arrangements are renewed or altered.
(7) Where the identity of the lead authority changes, the new lead authority must notify the BID proposer or the BID body, as the case may be, that it is now the lead authority.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2443/schedule/5/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/business-improvement-districts-england-regulations-2004/schedule-5/paragraph-5
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