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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-business-improvement-districts-england-regulations-2004/schedule-2/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110497252",
  "legislation_title": "The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-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; and\n(iii) provides the name and address of the BID proposer; and\n(d) send to the Secretary of State a copy of the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (a).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110497252/schedule/2/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:23:38.196570+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."
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