Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26)

Part 4 E+W Business improvement districts

Miscellaneous E+W

59 Interpretation of Part 4 E+W

(1) In this Part—

• “BID arrangements” and “BID levy” have the meaning given by section 41;

• “billing authority” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England, a district council, a unitary county council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and

  (b)

  in relation to Wales, a county council or county borough council;

• “business improvement district” has the meaning given by section 41;

• “enactment” includes an enactment contained in a local or private Act or comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30));

• “non-domestic ratepayer”, in relation to any area, means a person subject to a non-domestic rate under section 43 or 45 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41) (liability to non-domestic rates) because he is the owner or occupier of a hereditament situated in that area;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• “unitary county council” means a county council that is the council for a county in which there are no district councils.

(2) Other expressions which are used in this Part and in Part 3 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (non-domestic rates) have the same meaning in this Part as they have in that Part.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 59 in force at 18.11.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8, Sch.)

I2 S. 59 in force at 27.11.2003 for W. by S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I