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

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and application

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Prescribed relevant property interests

5. 4. BRS-BID proposer

6. 5. BRS-BID proposals, renewal proposals, alteration proposals and preliminary procedures

7. 6. Instructions to hold a BRS-BID ballot, renewal ballot, alteration ballot or re-ballot

8. 7. Ballot holder

9. 8. Arrangements for holding a ballot and conduct of a ballot

10. 9. Persons entitled to vote

11. 10. Approval in ballot

12. 11. Declaring a ballot void

13. 12. Payment of costs of a ballot

14. 13. Voter list and other information

15. 14. Veto of BRS-BID proposals

16. 15. Appeal against veto

17. 16. BID Revenue Account

18. 17. Administration of the BRS-BID levy etc

19. 18. Alteration of BRS-BID arrangements without an alteration ballot

20. 19. Alterations of the BRS-BID arrangements following a ballot

21. 20. Termination of BRS-BID arrangements

22. 21. Expenses of the ballot holder

23. 22. Joint arrangements

24. 23. Electronic communication of requests, applications or notices

25. Signature

26. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Content of proposals

       1. 1. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the matters which...

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

       3. 3. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the matters which shall be...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Rules for ballots

       1. PART 1 Provisions as to time

          1. 1. Timetable

       2. PART 2 Rules for ballots

          1. 2. Day of the ballot

          2. 3. Ballots—-preliminary procedures

          3. 4. Ballots-general

          4. 5. Proxy voting

          5. 6. Requirement of secrecy

          6. 7. Notification of requirement of secrecy

          7. 8. The ballot paper

          8. 9. Prohibition of disclosure of vote

          9. 10. Procedure on issue of ballot paper

          10. 11. Spoilt ballot papers

          11. 12. Lost ballot papers

          12. 13. Receipt of return ballot papers

          13. 14. The count

          14. 15. Rejected ballot papers

          15. 16. Decisions on ballot papers

          16. 17. Declaration of result

          17. 18. Validity

          18. 19. Retention of ballot papers

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       The keeping of the BID revenue account

       1. PART 1 Credits to the account

          1. 1. For each year a billing authority which is required to...

       2. PART 2 Debits to the account

          1. 2. For each year a billing authority which is required to...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Imposition, administration, collection, recovery and application of the BRS-BID levy

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. The requirement for demand notices

       3. 3. Content of demand notices

       4. 4. Invalid notices

       5. 5. Service of demand notices

       6. 6. Payments under demand notices

       7. 7. Payments under demand notices: further provision

       8. 8. Demand notices: final adjustment

       9. 9. Enforcement

       10. 10. Outstanding liabilities on death

       11. 11. Application of BRS-BID administration provisions to the Crown

       12. 12. Joint owners: billing

       13. 13. Joint owners and occupiers: enforcement

       14. 14. Enforcement in relation to partnerships

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Modification of the 2003 Act, the 2009 Act and these Regulations in respect of joint BRS-BID arrangements

       1. 1. Modification of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003

       2. 2. Modification of Schedule 2 to the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009

       3. 3. Modification of these Regulations

       4. 4. In regulation 2 (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “joint...

       5. 5. In regulation 4 (BRS-BID proposer)— (a) in paragraph (1)(a) for...

       6. 6. After regulation 4, insert— Lead authority (1) In relation to BRS-BID proposals, the lead authority,—

       7. 7. In regulation 5 (proposals and preliminary procedures)—

       8. 8. In regulation 6 (instructions to hold a ballot)—

       9. 9. In regulation 7(1) (ballot holder), for “the relevant billing authority”...

       10. 10. In regulation 11 (declaring a ballot void)—

       11. 11. In regulation 12 (payment of costs of a ballot)—

       12. 12. In regulation 13 (information)— (a) in paragraph (1)(c) for “relevant...

       13. 13. In regulation 14 (veto of BRS-BID proposals) in paragraph (3)(d)...

       14. 14. In regulation 15 (appeal against veto)— (a) in paragraph (1)...

       15. 15. In regulation 16 (BID revenue account)— (a) in paragraph (2)...

       16. 16. For regulation 17 (administration of the BRS-BID levy etc) substitute—...

       17. 17. In regulation 18 (alteration without ballot)— (a) in paragraph (4)...

       18. 18. In regulation 19 (alteration following a ballot)—

       19. 19. For regulation 20 (termination of BRS-BID arrangements) substitute— Termination of...

       20. 20. For regulation 21 (expenses of the ballot holder) substitute— Expenses...

       21. 21. In Schedule 1 (content of BRS-BID proposals)—

       22. 22. In Schedule 2 (rules for BRS-BID ballots) in paragraph 2(3)...

       23. 23. In Schedule 3 (the keeping of the BRS-BID revenue account)...

       24. 24. In Schedule 4 (imposition, administration, collection, etc)—

27. Explanatory Note