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Section 59: Interpretation of Part 4

Local Government Act 2003 · 2003 c. 26View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 4: Business improvement districts

In this Part—

  • "BID arrangements" and "BID levy" have the meaning given by section 41;

  • "billing authority" means—

  • "business improvement district" has the meaning given by section 41;

  • "enactment" includes an enactment contained in a local or private Act or comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30));

  • "non-domestic ratepayer", in relation to any area, means a person subject to a non-domestic rate under section 43 or 45 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41) (liability to non-domestic rates) because he is the owner or occupier of a hereditament situated in that area;

  • "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;

  • "unitary county council" means a county council that is the council for a county in which there are no district councils.

Other expressions which are used in this Part and in Part 3 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (non-domestic rates) have the same meaning in this Part as they have in that Part.

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