21 March 2013
1.These Explanatory Notes relate to the Business Improvement Districts Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 which received Royal Assent on 21 March 2013. They have been prepared by the Department for Social Development in order to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form any part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Assembly.
2.The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.