{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-2003/section-46",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-2003/section-46.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/26",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-2003",
  "path": "section/46",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Liability for BID levy",
  "text": "(1) BID arrangements must specify the description of non-domestic ratepayers in the business improvement district who are to be liable for BID levy for a chargeable period.\n(2) A person is to be liable for BID levy for a chargeable period if he falls within that description at any time within the period.\n(3) The amount of a person’s liability for BID levy for any chargeable period is to be determined in accordance with the BID arrangements.\n(4) Any amount of BID levy for which a person is liable is to be paid to the billing authority which made the arrangements.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 44-47 modified (W.) (13.5.2005) by Business Improvement Districts (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1312), regs. 1(1), 16(5)(b), 17(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 46(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (16.7.2014 for E. for specified purposes, 2.12.2014 for E. in so far as not already in force) by Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 (c. 7), s. 32, Sch. 2 para. 9(1)(c)(2) (with s. 31); S.I. 2014/1860, art. 2; S.I. 2014/3200, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 46 in force at 18.11.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8, Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 46 in force at 27.11.2003 for W. by S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/section/46",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:07.059359+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."
}