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Part 4E+WBusiness improvement districts

BID arrangementsE+W

41Arrangements with respect to business improvement districtsE+W

(1)A billing authority may in accordance with this Part make arrangements (“BID arrangements”) with respect to an area (a “business improvement district”) comprising all or part of the area of the authority.

(2)The purpose of BID arrangements is to enable—

(a)the projects specified in the arrangements to be carried out for the benefit of the business improvement district or those who live, work or carry on any activity in the district, and

(b)those projects to be financed (in whole or in part) by a levy (“BID levy”) imposed on the non-domestic ratepayers, or a class of such ratepayers, in the district.

Commencement Information

I1S. 41 in force at 18.11.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8, Sch.)

I2S. 41 in force at 27.11.2003 for W. by S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

42Joint arrangementsE+W

(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for or in connection with enabling two or more billing authorities to make BID arrangements with respect to a business improvement district comprising all or part of the area of each of the authorities.

(2)The provision which may be made by regulations under this section includes provision which modifies any provision made by or under this Part in its application to such arrangements.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3S. 42 power to amend or apply (with modifications) conferred (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. 10(1) (with s. 31); S.I. 2014/1860, art. 2; S.I. 2014/3200, art. 2

Commencement Information

I3S. 42 in force at 18.11.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8, Sch.)

I4S. 42 in force at 27.11.2003 for W. by S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

43Additional contributions and actionE+W

(1)The persons specified in subsection (2) may make financial contributions or take action for the purpose of enabling the projects specified in BID arrangements to be carried out.

(2)Those persons are—

(a)the billing authority which has made the arrangements,

(b)a county council or parish council any part of whose area falls within the business improvement district, and

(c)any other person authorised or required to do so in accordance with the arrangements.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4S. 43 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)(a)(2) (with s. 31); S.I. 2014/1860, art. 2; S.I. 2014/3200, art. 2

Commencement Information

I5S. 43 in force at 18.11.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8, Sch.)

I6S. 43 in force at 27.11.2003 for W. by S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

44Duty to comply with arrangementsE+W

Where BID arrangements are in force, the billing authority which made the arrangements must comply with them.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C6S. 44 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)(b)(2) (with s. 31); S.I. 2014/1860, art. 2; S.I. 2014/3200, art. 2

Commencement Information

I7S. 44 in force at 18.11.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8, Sch.)

I8S. 44 in force at 27.11.2003 for W. by S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I