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The Business Improvement Districts (Property Owners) (England) Regulations 2014

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Draft 2014, ISBN 9780111122006

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 150(6) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and section 29(4) of the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Local Government, England

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(1), (2) and (3) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989f1 and section 29(3) of, and paragraphs 2(7), 5(5) to (8), 7(2) and (3), 8 and 10 of Schedule 2 to, the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009f2.

The Secretary of State has consulted such representatives of local government as appear to him to be appropriate.

Pursuant to section 150(6) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and section 29(4) of the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 42.

f2

2009 c. 7.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Prescribed relevant property interests
  4. 4BRS-BID proposer
  5. 5BRS-BID proposals, renewal proposals, alteration proposals and preliminary procedures
  6. 6Instructions to hold a BRS-BID ballot, renewal ballot, alteration ballot or re-ballot
  7. 7Ballot holder
  8. 8Arrangements for holding a ballot and conduct of a ballot
  9. 9Persons entitled to vote
  10. 10Approval in ballot
  11. 11Declaring a ballot void
  12. 12Payment of costs of a ballot
  13. 13Voter list and other information
  14. 14Veto of BRS-BID proposals
  15. 15Appeal against veto
  16. 16BID Revenue Account
  17. 17Administration of the BRS-BID levy etc
  18. 18Alteration of BRS-BID arrangements without an alteration ballot
  19. 19Alterations of the BRS-BID arrangements following a ballot
  20. 20Termination of BRS-BID arrangements
  21. 21Expenses of the ballot holder
  22. 22Joint arrangements
  23. 23Electronic communication of requests, applications or notices
  24. Signature
  25. Schedule 1: Content of proposals
  26. 1Paragraph 1
  27. 2Paragraph 2
  28. 3Paragraph 3
  29. Schedule 2: Rules for ballots
  30. Part 1: Provisions as to time
  31. 1Timetable
  32. Part 2: Rules for ballots
  33. 2Day of the ballot
  34. 3Ballots—-preliminary procedures
  35. 4Ballots-general
  36. 5Proxy voting
  37. 6Requirement of secrecy
  38. 7Notification of requirement of secrecy
  39. 8The ballot paper
  40. 9Prohibition of disclosure of vote
  41. 10Procedure on issue of ballot paper
  42. 11Spoilt ballot papers
  43. 12Lost ballot papers
  44. 13Receipt of return ballot papers
  45. 14The count
  46. 15Rejected ballot papers
  47. 16Decisions on ballot papers
  48. 17Declaration of result
  49. 18Validity
  50. 19Retention of ballot papers
  51. Schedule 3: The keeping of the BID revenue account
  52. Part 1: Credits to the account
  53. 1Paragraph 1
  54. Part 2: Debits to the account
  55. 2Paragraph 2
  56. Schedule 4: Imposition, administration, collection, recovery and application of the BRS-BID levy
  57. 1Interpretation
  58. 2The requirement for demand notices
  59. 3Content of demand notices
  60. 4Invalid notices
  61. 5Service of demand notices
  62. 6Payments under demand notices
  63. 7Payments under demand notices: further provision
  64. 8Demand notices: final adjustment
  65. 9Enforcement
  66. 10Outstanding liabilities on death
  67. 11Application of BRS-BID administration provisions to the Crown
  68. 12Joint owners: billing
  69. 13Joint owners and occupiers: enforcement
  70. 14Enforcement in relation to partnerships
  71. Schedule 5: Modification of the 2003 Act, the 2009 Act and these Regulations in respect of joint BRS-BID arrangements
  72. 1Modification of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003
  73. 2Modification of Schedule 2 to the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009
  74. 3Modification of these Regulations
  75. 4Modification of these Regulations
  76. 5Modification of these Regulations
  77. 6Modification of these Regulations
  78. 7Modification of these Regulations
  79. 8Modification of these Regulations
  80. 9Modification of these Regulations
  81. 10Modification of these Regulations
  82. 11Modification of these Regulations
  83. 12Modification of these Regulations
  84. 13Modification of these Regulations
  85. 14Modification of these Regulations
  86. 15Modification of these Regulations
  87. 16Modification of these Regulations
  88. 17Modification of these Regulations
  89. 18Modification of these Regulations
  90. 19Modification of these Regulations
  91. 20Modification of these Regulations
  92. 21Modification of these Regulations
  93. 22Modification of these Regulations
  94. 23Modification of these Regulations
  95. 24Modification of these Regulations
  96. Explanatory note