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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Power to impose business rate supplements

    1. 1.Power to impose a BRS

    2. 2.Levying authorities

    3. 3.Use of money raised by a BRS

  3. Involvement of ratepayers, etc.

    1. 4.Conditions for imposing a BRS

    2. 5.Prospectus

    3. 6.Consultation

    4. 7.Holding of ballot

    5. 8.Approval by ballot

    6. 9.Regulations about ballots

    7. 10.Variations

  4. Liability to business rate supplements

    1. 11.Liability of non-domestic ratepayers

    2. 12.Rateable value condition

    3. 13.Chargeable amount

    4. 14.Chargeable amount: supplementary

    5. 15.BRS relief

    6. 16.Interaction with BID levy

    7. 17.Regulations to deal with joint ownership, joint occupation or death

  5. Administration of business rate supplements

    1. 18.Notice to billing authorities before start of financial year

    2. 19.Notice to billing authorities during financial year

    3. 20.Calculations for financial year

    4. 21.Collection and enforcement

    5. 22.Administrative expenses

    6. 23.Accounting

  6. Intervention by appropriate national authority

    1. 24.Power to cancel a BRS

  7. Supplementary

    1. 25.Provision of information

    2. 26.Guidance

    3. 27.Special introductory provision

    4. 28.Power to make consequential provision

    5. 29.Regulations, etc.

  8. General

    1. 30.Interpretation

    2. 31.Crown application

    3. 32.Commencement, extent and short title

  9. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Information to be included in a prospectus for a BRS

      1. 1.The project

      2. 2.A description of any work already undertaken in carrying out...

      3. 3.A description of any work undertaken by or on behalf...

      4. 4.The authority’s estimate of the total cost of the project....

      5. 5.The authority’s assessment of— (a) the likely impact of the...

      6. 6.If planning permission or any other consent is required for...

      7. 7.A description of the expenditure for which the sums the...

      8. 8.If some or all of the sums the authority receives...

      9. 9.An explanation of any arrangements that are going to be...

      10. 10.An explanation of how the authority expects to discharge the...

      11. 11.The authority’s policy for providing those liable to pay chargeable...

      12. 12.The amount of the BRS

      13. 13.The amount of the multiplier for each financial year for...

      14. 14.Liability to the BRS

      15. 15.The date on which the chargeable period is to begin,...

      16. 16.An explanation of the rules for the application of the...

      17. 17.An explanation of the rules for cases within section 16(1)...

      18. 18.An explanation of the arrangements for the collection of sums...

      19. 19.Ballot on the imposition of the BRS

      20. 20.In a final prospectus— (a) a statement as to whether...

      21. 21.Variations and contingencies

      22. 22.The authority’s policy for publicising such variations before they take...

      23. 23.The authority’s policy for a case where it thinks that...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      BRS-BID arrangements

      1. 1.Preliminary

      2. 2.Arrangements

      3. 3.BRS-BID levy

      4. 4.Liability for BRS-BID levy

      5. 5.Approval in ballot

      6. 6.Combination with ballot on BID proposals, etc.

      7. 7.Veto

      8. 8.Information

      9. 9.Application of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2003

      10. 10.Regulations

      11. 11.Interpretation

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Accounting

      1. 1.Revenue accounts

      2. 2.Collection funds

      3. 3.Refunds and credits

      4. 4.Supplementary

      5. 5.Further provision