16Protection of supplies of electricity, gas, water, etc: Northern Ireland
(1)Article 197 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)) is amended as follows.
(2)Paragraph (3) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) to (5).
(3)After sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(aza)a supply of electricity by a class of person within Class A (small supply) or Class B (resale) of Schedule 3 to the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/93);”.
(4)After sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)a supply of water by a person who has an interest in the premises to which the supply is given;”.
(5)After sub-paragraph (c) (and before the words “and in this paragraph”) insert—
“(d)a supply of communications services by a person who carries on a business which includes giving such supplies;
(e)a supply of goods or services mentioned in paragraph (3A) 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;”.
(6)After paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A)The goods and services referred to in paragraph (3)(e) 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.”