Protection of essential supplies
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3.—(1) Section 372 of the Insolvency Act 1986() is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In subsection (4)—
(a)after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)a supply of gas by a person within paragraph 1 of Schedule 2A to the Gas Act 1986 (supply by landlords etc.);”;
(b)after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)a supply of electricity by a class of person within Class A (small suppliers) or Class B (resale) of Schedule 4 to the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3270);”;
(c)after paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)a supply of water by a water supply licensee within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991;
(cb)a supply of water by a person who has an interest in the premises to which the supply is given;”;
(d)after paragraph (d) insert—
“(e)a supply of communications services by a person who carries on a business which includes giving such supplies;
(f)a supply of goods or services mentioned in subsection (4A) by a person who carries on a business which includes giving such supplies, where the supply is for the purpose of enabling or facilitating anything to be done by electronic means.”.
(3) After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A) The goods and services referred to in subsection (4)(f) are—
(a)point of sale terminals;
(b)computer hardware and software;
(c)information, advice and technical assistance in connection with the use of information technology;
(d)data storage and processing;
(e)website hosting.”.
(4) Until the commencement of section 1 of the Water Act 2014, paragraph (ca) of section 372(4) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (as inserted by paragraph (2)(c)) is to be read as if for the words “water supply licensee” there were substituted the words “licensed water supplier”.