SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Information to be included in a prospectus for a BRS
The project
I11
A description of the work to be undertaken in carrying out the project to which the BRS relates.
I22
A description of any work already undertaken in carrying out the project.
I33
A description of any work undertaken by or on behalf of the levying authority to assess the feasibility of the project, and an explanation of the conclusions that the authority draws from that work.
I44
The authority's estimate of the total cost of the project.
I55
The authority's assessment of—
a
the likely impact of the imposition of the BRS on businesses in the authority's area;
b
the likely benefits of the project for its area (including in terms of economic development);
c
the relationship between the information given under paragraph (a) and the information given under paragraph (b).
I66
If planning permission or any other consent is required for an aspect of the project, information about—
a
whether the consent has been given, and
b
if it has, when it was given and how a copy of it (and of the application for it) can be obtained.
I77
A description of the expenditure for which the sums the authority receives in respect of the BRS are going to be used (and, if they are going to be used for only certain aspects of a project, a description of those aspects), and the authority's assessment of the impact of that expenditure on the project.
I88
If some or all of the sums the authority receives in respect of the BRS are going to be used to make payments in respect of money loaned for the purpose of providing funding for the project, information about—
a
the amount of money loaned,
b
the period for which it is loaned,
c
the other principal terms on which it is loaned (in particular, the rates of interest),
d
the consequences of making payments in respect of the loan earlier than they are required to be made, and
e
the arrangements that the authority would make if it thought that it was necessary for the amount of money loaned to be increased or the period for which it is loaned to be extended.
I99
An explanation of any arrangements that are going to be made under section 3(5), including in particular—
a
a statement as to which functional body or bodies the arrangements are going to involve, and
b
a description of the expenditure for which sums that the functional body receives in respect of the BRS are going to be used.
I1010
An explanation of how the authority expects to discharge the duty under section 3(1) by reference to the expenditure described for the purposes of paragraphs 7 to 9.
I1111
The authority's policy for providing those liable to pay chargeable amounts with information about expenditure incurred and work undertaken on the project (including, in particular, an explanation of how and when such information is to be provided).
The amount of the BRS
I1212
The amount the authority expects to raise from the imposition of the BRS (and, where the BRS is to be imposed for more than one financial year, the amount the authority expects to raise for each financial year).
I1313
The amount of the multiplier for each financial year for which the BRS is to be imposed.
Liability to the BRS
I1414
The authority's policy on whether section 45 ratepayers are to be liable to the BRS.
I1515
The date on which the chargeable period is to begin, and its duration.
I1616
An explanation of the rules for the application of the reliefs (if any) to be applied in relation to the BRS under section 15.
I1717
An explanation of the rules for cases within section 16(1) (interaction with BID levy and BRS-BID levy).
I1818
An explanation of the arrangements for the collection of sums due in respect of the BRS (in particular, as to timing and how the arrangements compare with those for the collection of non-domestic rates).
Ballot on the imposition of the BRS
F219
In an initial prospectus, a statement that there is to be a ballot on the imposition of the BRS.
F120
In a final prospectus—
a
a statement that a ballot has been held on the imposition of the BRS;
b
the results of the ballot, including in particular—
i
the total number of votes cast,
ii
the number of persons who voted in favour of the imposition of the BRS,
iii
the number of persons who voted against its imposition,
iv
the aggregate of the rateable values of each hereditament in respect of which a person voted in the ballot,
v
the aggregate of the rateable values of each hereditament in respect of which a person voted in favour of the imposition of the BRS, and
vi
the aggregate of the rateable values of each hereditament in respect of which a person voted against its imposition.
Variations and contingencies
I1921
The authority's policy for deciding whether and to what extent—
a
to vary the amount of the multiplier;
b
to vary the length of the chargeable period;
c
to make other variations to the BRS.
I2022
The authority's policy for publicising such variations before they take effect.
I2123
The authority's policy for a case where it thinks that the project is likely to—
a
cost more than the authority was expecting;
b
take more time to complete than the authority was expecting;
c
cost less than the authority was expecting;
d
take less time to complete than the authority was expecting.