The Business Improvement Districts (Wales) Regulations 2005

1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the matters which must be included in BID proposals are —

(a) a statement of the works or services to be provided, the name of who will provide them (the name of the BID body or local authority BID body) and the type of body the provider is (whether a local authority, a company under the control of the authority, a limited company, a partnership or other body);

(b) a statement of the existing baseline services (if any) provided by the relevant billing authority or other public authority;

(c) a description of the geographical area (including a map showing that area) in which the proposed BID arrangements are to have effect;

(d) a statement of whether all non-domestic ratepayers in the geographical area or a specified class of them are to be liable for the BID levy, an explanation of how the amount of the BID levy to be levied is to be calculated and an explanation of whether any of the costs incurred in developing the BID proposals, holding of the ballot or implementing the BID are to be recovered through the BID levy;

(e) a statement of the specified class of non-domestic ratepayer (if any) for which and the level at which any relief from the BID levy is to apply;

(f) a statement of whether the BID arrangements may be altered without an alteration ballot and, if so, which aspects of the BID arrangements may be altered in this way;

(g) a statement of the duration of the BID arrangements; and

(h) a statement of the commencement date of the BID arrangements.

(2) In relation to sub-paragraph (1)(c), the geographical area in which BID arrangements are to have effect must not include part only of a whole hereditament.

(3) In relation to sub-paragraph (1)(h), the BID proposer must specify how many days after the notice of the result is published pursuant to paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 it proposes the BID arrangements will commence and such commencement date must be no later than a year after the date of that notice.