The Business Improvement Districts (Scotland) Regulations 2007
These Regulations make provision in relation to business improvement districts. Business improvement districts are provided for in Part 9 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (“the Act”) as areas within which projects specified in the BID arrangements are to be carried out for the benefit of that district or those who live, work or carry on any activity in the district. Those projects are to be financed (in whole or in part) by a BID levy imposed on persons, or a class of persons, depending on the BID proposals. Such persons may be either non domestic ratepayers in the district, or such ratepayers and other eligible owners or tenants. A business improvement district may only be established where those entitled to vote approve the BID proposals, which on approval become BID arrangements.