Clause 43 - Arrangements with respect to business improvement districts
Local Government Bill
11:15 am
Mr Derek Conway (Old Bexley and Sidcup, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 71, in
clause 43, page 19, line 23, after 'work', insert 'invest'.
Amendment No. 95, in
clause 43, page 19, line 25, after 'projects', insert 'and services'.
Amendment No. 72, in
clause 43, page 19, line 27, at end add
'in relation to a hereditament owned in the business improvement district (''relevant hereditament''); and
(c) where so specified in the BID arrangements, all or part of the BID levy to be paid by property owners, or a class of property owners, with an interest in the relevant hereditament superior to that held by the nondomestic ratepayer (''owners of superior property interests'') on whom the BID levy is imposed.'.
Amendment No. 93, in
clause 43, page 19, line 27, at end add
'in relation to a hereditament owned in the business improvement district; and
(c) where so specified in the BID arrangements, all or part of the BID levy to be paid by property owners, or a class of property owners, with an interest in the relevant hereditament superior to that held by the nondomestic ratepayer on whom the BID levy is imposed.'.
Amendment No. 73, in
clause 48, page 20, line 24, at end insert—
'(1A) Any owners of superior property interests must be described in the BID arrangements
(a) by name of the legal owner of the property interest,
(b) by an address for service of any BID related information, and
(c) by reference to the relevant hereditament to which the superior property interest relates.
(1B) The means of calculating any BID levy to be paid by an owner of a superior property interest must be set out in the BID arrangements and must be an allocated proportion of the BID levy (''allocated proportion'') in respect of the relevant hereditament.
(1C) The BID arrangements must specify the residual proportion (if any) of the BID levy (''residual proportion'') for which the nondomestic ratepayer will be liable.
(1D) The aggregate of the allocated proportions and the residual proportion of the BID levy shall not exceed the amount that would be charged if the BID levy were being paid only by the nondomestic ratepayers.'.
Amendment No. 96, in
clause 48, page 20, line 24, at end insert—
'(1A) Any owners of superior property interests who are to be liable for BID levy for a chargeable period must be described in the BID arrangements—
(a) by name of the legal owner of the property interest;
(b) by an address for service of any BID related information; and
(c) by reference to the relevant hereditament to which the superior property interest relates.
(1B) The means of calculating any BID levy to be paid by an owner of a superior property interest must be set out in the BID arrangements and must be an allocated proportion of the BID levy in respect of the relevant hereditament.
(1C) The BID arrangements must specify the residual proportion (if any) of the BID levy for which the nondomestic ratepayer will be liable.
(1D) The aggregate of the allocated proportions and the residual proportion of the BID levy shall not exceed the amount that would be charged if the BID levy were being paid only by the nondomestic ratepayer.'.
Amendment No. 151, in
clause 48, page 20, line 28, at end insert—
'( ) BID arrangements may specify that the owner of a nondomestic property should be liable to pay a BID levy.'.
Amendment No. 75, in
clause 52, page 21, line 39, at end insert—
'(4A) Where BID levy is to be paid by the owner of a superior property interest for the purposes of calculating A and B the owner of the superior property interest shall be treated as voting in relation to the allocated proportion of the rateable value of the relevant hereditament and the nondomestic ratepayer shall be taken as voting in relation to the residual proportion of the rateable value of the relevant hereditament.'.
Amendment No. 98, in
clause 52, page 21, line 41, at end insert—
'(5A) Where BID levy is to be paid by the owner of a superior property interest, for the purposes of calculating A and B the owner of the superior property interest shall be treated as voting in relation to the allocated proportion of the rateable value of the relevant hereditament and the nondomestic ratepayer shall be taken as voting in relation to the residual proportion of the rateable value of the relevant hereditament.'.
New clause 4—BID: No reimbursement to owner of superior interest—
No. NC4, to move the following Clause:—
'. No owner of a superior property interest shall seek to be entitled to any reimbursement of the allocated proportion from any other owner of an interest in the relevant hereditament other than an interest created after the date on which the BID arrangements come into force.'.
New clause 5—Identification of Land Ownership for BIDs—
No. NC5, to move the following Clause:—
'. A local authority or authorities shall, with respect to a Business Improvement District in their area, provide assistance in identifying the ownership of land within that Business Improvement District, when requested to do so by persons drawing up the BID proposals for that area.'.