http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/section/50Local Government Act 2003An Act to make provision about finance, and other provision, in connection with local and certain other authorities; to provide for changing the dates of local elections in 2004; to amend the Audit Commission Act 1998; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-13Expert Participation2026-03-26
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Part 4Business improvement districts<Emphasis>Procedure</Emphasis>Approval in ballot
50
1
BID proposals are not to be regarded as approved by a ballot held for the purposes of section 49(1) unless two conditions are satisfied.
2
The first condition is that a majority of the persons voting in the ballot have voted in favour of the BID proposals.
3
The second condition is that A exceeds B.
4
A is the aggregate of the rateable values of each hereditament in respect of which a person voting in the ballot has voted in favour of the BID proposals.
5
B is the aggregate of the rateable values of each hereditament in respect of which a person voting in the ballot has voted against the BID proposals.
6
For the purposes of subsections (4) and (5), the rateable value of a hereditament is —
a
in a case where the day of the ballot is a day on which paragraph 3 of Schedule 4ZA to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 applies in relation to the hereditament, the rateable value shown for that day under section 42(4) of that Act as regards the hereditament minus G (within the meaning of that Schedule), or
b
in any other case, the rateable value shown for that day under section 42(4) of that Act as regards the hereditament.
Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (E.) (2.12.2014) by The Business Improvement Districts (Property Owners) (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3204), regs. 1(1), 18(5)(b), 19(3)(b), Sch. 5 para. 1
Words in s. 50(6) substituted (1.4.2024 with effect in relation to financial years beginning on or after that date) by Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 (c. 53), s. 19(2)(b), Sch. para. 14(2)
S. 50 in force at 18.11.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/2938, art. 3(a) (with art. 8, Sch.)
S. 50 in force at 27.11.2003 for W. by S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I
Pt. 4 modified (E.) by The Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2443), reg. 1A, Sch. 5 (as inserted (7.4.2013) by S.I. 2013/2265, regs. 1, 3(2), Sch.)