# The Business Improvement Districts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Business Improvement Districts (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (“the 2007 Regulations”). Schedule 2 to the 2007 Regulations sets out rules and procedures for holding business improvement district ballots, renewal ballots and alteration ballots.
Regulation 2 includes the Scottish Ministers amongst those who require to be copied into the documents listed in regulation 5(2)(a) of the 2007 Regulations.
Regulation 3(2) provides for the deletion of a section of the timetable governing the proceedings of the ballot. The amendment removes an inconsistency with regulation 4 of the 2007 Regulations, which makes provision in relation to the timing of the notice of intention to ask the local authority to put the BID proposals to a ballot.
Regulation 3(3) corrects minor numbering errors.
Regulation 3(4)(a) amends paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Regulations, which provides that if, on receipt of a spoilt ballot paper, the ballot holder is satisfied as to the voter’s identity, the ballot holder shall issue another ballot paper. The amendment removes the restriction on issuing that ballot paper earlier than 2 working days before the ballot date.
Regulation 3(4)(b) corrects a minor typographical error.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/359/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/business-improvement-districts-scotland-amendment-regulations-2008/note
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