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The Business Improvement Districts (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

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RULES FOR BALLOTSDay of the ballot

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the ballot holder shall secure that the day of the ballot is—

(a)a working day;

(b)at least 42 days after the date on which the ballot papers were sent to voters (or, where the ballot papers were sent on more than one date, the last such date); and

(c)at least 42 days after, but no more than 90 days after, the date on which the ballot holder published the notice required by paragraph 3(a).

(2) No later than 42 days before the day of the ballot, the ballot holder may postpone the day of the ballot by up to 15 working days.

(3) Where the ballot holder postpones the ballot under sub paragraph (2), they shall notify the district council and the BID proposer or BID body, as the case may be, in writing of the new day of the ballot and the reasons for the postponement and the ballot holder shall take reasonable steps to publicise the new day of the ballot.

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