Payment of costs of a ballot
10.—(1) This paragraph applies where the number of persons voting in the ballot who have voted in favour is less than 20 per cent. of the number of persons entitled to vote in the ballot and—
(a)the proposals were not approved in the ballot; or
(b)the Secretary of State issues a notice under regulation 9(11) in relation to the ballot.
(2) Where paragraph (1) applies the relevant billing authority may require the BID proposer or the BID body, as the case may be, to pay the costs of arranging and holding the ballot and the relevant billing authority may recover this amount as a civil debt due to it.
(3) The costs referred to in paragraph (2) include any expenses properly incurred by the ballot holder and charged to the relevant billing authority pursuant to regulation 20.