The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

[F1 Regulated business] N.I.

F1 Sch. 1A inserted (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 5(2), Sch. 3 (with art. 4); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (with S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2 - 7)

10.—(1) For the purposes of Article 59D a business is regulated if it is carried on—

(a) in reliance on a licence under Article 8 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 2) (licences authorising the supply of gas, etc.),

(b) in reliance on a licence granted by virtue of Article 40 of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 6) (power to prescribe additional licensable activity),

(c) in reliance on a licence under Article 10 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (NI 1) (supply of electricity),

(d) by a universal service provider within the meaning given by section 4(3) and (4) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26),

(e) by the Post Office company within the meaning given by section 62 of that Act (transfer of property), F2 . . .

(f) by a relevant subsidiary of the Post Office Company within the meaning given by section 63 of that Act (government holding);[F3 or

(g) in reliance of a European licence granted pursuant to a provision contained in any instrument made for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 1995/18/EC dated 19th June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, as amended by Directive 2001/13/EC dated 26th February 2001 and Directive 2004/49/EC dated 29th April 2004, both of the European Parliament and of the Council, or pursuant to any action taken by an EEA State for that purpose .]

(2) For the purposes of Article 59D a business is also regulated to the extent that it consists in the provision of a public electronic communications network or a public electronic communications service.

[F4 (3) In sub-paragraph (1)(g), an “EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.]

F2 Word in Sch. 1A para. 10(1)(e) omitted (3.1.2006) by virtue of Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/537), regs. 1(1), 45, Sch. 5 para. 3(a)

F3 Sch. 1A para. 10(1)(g) and preceding word added (3.1.2006) by virtue of Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/537), regs. 1(1), 45, Sch. 5 para. 3(b)

F4 Sch. 1A para. 10(3) added (3.1.2006) by virtue of Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/537), regs. 1(1), 45, Sch. 5 para. 3(c)