Paragraph 9 Appeals against the BID levy

In respect of each BID levy imposed in respect of a business improvement district in the area of a district council, that district council shall fix a date on or before which any person may lodge, with the officer of the council designated for the purpose, an appeal against the BID levy claimed from that person on the ground that the BID levy is being improperly charged, and another date on or before which any appeal shall be heard by the district council or a committee thereof.

A demand notice shall contain a notice of the date by which appeals may be lodged and state the name or designation and the address of the officer with whom appeals may be lodged, and if the date for the hearing of appeals is not notified in the demand notice, notice in writing thereof shall be given on behalf of the council to the persons appealing.

Every district council may if they think fit make rules with respect to the lodging and hearing of appeals under this paragraph and such rules must not be inconsistent with the provisions of the 2013 Act.

In relation to joint arrangements, a person lodging an appeal in terms of this paragraph shall lodge the appeal with one of the district councils making the joint arrangements, and in that circumstance, the district council with which the appeal is lodged shall arrange and hear the appeal in accordance with the requirements in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2).