Business Improvement Districts Act (Northern Ireland) 2013

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Policy Objectives

  3. Consultation

  4. Overview

  5. Commentary on Sections

    1. Section 1: Arrangements with respect to business improvement districts

    2. Section 2: Joint arrangements

    3. Section 3: Additional contributions and action

    4. Section 4: Duty to comply with arrangements

    5. Section 5: proposals

    6. Section 6: Entitlement to vote in Ballot

    7. Section 7: Approval in ballot

    8. Section 8: Approval in ballot – alternative conditions

    9. Section 9: Power of veto

    10. Section 10: Appeal against veto

    11. Section 11: Commencement of arrangements

    12. Section 12: Imposition and amount of levy

    13. Section 13: Liability and accounting for levy

    14. Section 14: Revenue Account

    15. Section 15: Administration of levy

    16. Section 16: Duration of arrangements

    17. Section 17: Regulations about ballots

    18. Section 18: Power to make further provision

    19. Section 19: Further provision as to regulations

    20. Section 20: Crown application

    21. Section 21: Interpretation

    22. Section 22: Short title

  6. Hansard Reports