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

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 1 Content of proposals

1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the matters which shall be included in BRS-BID proposals are—

(a) a statement of the works or services to be provided, the name of who will provide them (the name of the BRS-BID body or local authority BRS-BID body) and the type of body the provider is (whether a local authority, a company under the control of the authority, a limited company or a partnership);

(b) a statement of the existing baseline services (if any) provided by the relevant billing authority or other public authority;

(c) a description of the geographical area of the BID (including a map showing that area);

(d) a statement of the description of persons who are to be liable for BRS-BRD levy in the geographical area of the BID, an explanation of how the amount of the BRS-BID levy to be levied is to be calculated and an explanation of whether any of the costs incurred in developing the BRS-BID proposals, holding of the ballot or implementing the BRS-BID are to be recovered through the BRS-BID levy;

(e) a statement of the specified class of persons with a relevant property interest (if any) for which and the level at which any relief from the BRS-BID levy is to apply;

(f) a statement of whether the BRS-BID arrangements may be altered without an alteration ballot and, if so, which aspects of the BRS-BID arrangements may be altered in this way;

(g) a statement of the duration of the BRS-BID arrangements;

(h) a statement of the commencement date of the BRS-BID arrangements; and

(i) details of how to obtain copies of the BRS-BID proposals.

(2) In relation to sub-paragraph (1)(h), the BRS-BID proposals shall specify how many days after the notice of the result is published pursuant to paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 the BRS-BID arrangements will commence and such commencement date shall be no later than a year after the date of that notice.

2.  The matters which shall be included in renewal proposals are—

(a) a statement of the proposed period (not exceeding five years) of the renewed BRS-BID arrangements;

(b) a summary of the BRS-BID arrangements (including the geographical area of the BID, the works or service provided, an explanation of who is liable for the BRS-BID levy, the level of the BRS-BID levy and how it is calculated); and

(c) details of how to obtain copies of the BRS-BID proposals.

3.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the matters which shall be included in alteration proposals are a description of how it is proposed the BRS-BID arrangements are to be altered in relation to each of the following—

(a) the works or services to be provided or the person to have responsibility for implementing the BRS-BID arrangements;

(b) a summary of the existing baseline services (if any) provided by the relevant billing authority;

(c) the geographical area in respect of which the BRS-BID arrangements are to be made as a result of an alteration to the geographical area of the BID (including a map showing that area);

(d) the description of persons who are to be liable to the BRS-BID levy, an explanation of how the amount of the BRS-BID levy to be levied is to be calculated and an explanation of whether any of the costs incurred in developing the BRS-BID proposals, holding of the ballot or implementing the BRS-BID are to be recovered through the BRS-BID levy;

(e) the category of relevant property interests (if any) for which and the level at which any relief from the BRS-BID levy is to apply;

(f) whether the BRS-BID arrangements may be altered without an alteration ballot and, if so, which aspects of the BRS-BID arrangements may be altered in this way;

(g) a statement of the commencement date of the alterations to the BRS-BID arrangements; and

(h) details of how to obtain copies of the proposed alterations.

(2) In relation to sub-paragraph (1)(g), the BRS-BID body or local authority BRS-BID body, as the case may be, shall specify how many days after the notice of the result is published pursuant to paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 it proposes the alterations to the BRS-BID arrangements will come into force and such commencement date shall be no later than a year after the date of that notice.