Amendment of section 222 of the 2016 Act: supplies by utilities7
1
Section 222 of the 2016 Act is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (4)—
a
after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
a supply of gas by a person within paragraph 1 of schedule 2A of 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 of the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3270),
c
after paragraph (c), repeal “and”, and insert—
ca
a supply of water by a water services provider within the meaning of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 20059,
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, and
f
a supply of goods or services mentioned in subsection (5A) 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 (5) insert—
5A
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.