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United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
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- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 words inserted by 2023 c. 52 Sch. 17 para. 19
Section 18
SCHEDULE 2U.K.Services exclusions
This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes
[F1PART 1U.K.SERVICES TO WHICH SECTION 19 (MUTUAL RECOGNITION) DOES NOT APPLY
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (24.11.2023) by The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Services Exclusions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1263), regs. 1(2), 2
| Services | (examples of those services) |
|---|---|
| Audiovisual services | terrestrial, cable or satellite television, video on demand, film services, radio services, video sharing services, video recording services, video games services |
| Debt collection services | services of bailiffs, messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers |
| Gambling services | accepting bets, operating a lottery or providing facilities for gambling |
| Healthcare services | healthcare services provided in hospitals, other healthcare facilities or at other places, xenotransplantation, human genetics, human fertilisation, embryology, services in connection with surrogacy |
| Legal services | provision of legal advice, litigation services |
| Notarial services | |
| Private security services | |
| Services connected with the construction or operation of heat networks or the supply of thermal energy by means of heat networks | |
| Services connected with the supply of natural gas through pipelines or production or storage of natural gas | transportation of gas, retail supply, operation of a gas interconnector |
| Services connected with the supply or production of electricity | distribution or transmission of electricity, retail supply, operation of an electricity interconnector |
| Services provided by a person exercising functions of a public nature or by a person acting on behalf of such a person in connection with the exercise of functions of a public nature | |
| Services provided in respect of the award or authentication of academic or vocational qualifications | |
| Services relating to social housing, childcare, children’s social care, adult social care and other support of families and persons permanently or temporarily in need | |
| Transport services | railways, operation of ports, air transport, air traffic services, road transport of goods and passengers, ancillary services |
| Waste services | disposal of waste, importation or exportation of waste, waste processing |
| Water supply and sewerage services] |
[F2PART 2U.K.SERVICES TO WHICH SECTIONS 20 AND 21 (NON-DISCRIMINATION) DO NOT APPLY
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (24.11.2023) by The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Services Exclusions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1263), regs. 1(2), 2
| Services | (examples of those services) |
|---|---|
| Audiovisual services | terrestrial, cable or satellite television, video on demand, film services, radio services, video sharing services, video recording services, video games services |
| Debt collection services | services of bailiffs, messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers |
| Gambling services | accepting bets, operating a lottery or providing facilities for gambling |
| Healthcare services | healthcare services provided in hospitals, other healthcare facilities or at other places, xenotransplantation, human genetics, human fertilisation, embryology, services in connection with surrogacy |
| Notarial services | |
| Private security services | |
| Services connected with the supply of natural gas through pipelines or production or storage of natural gas | transportation of gas, retail supply, operation of a gas interconnector |
| Services connected with the supply or production of electricity | distribution or transmission of electricity, retail supply, operation of an electricity interconnector |
| Services provided by a person exercising functions of a public nature or by a person acting on behalf of such a person in connection with the exercise of functions of a public nature | |
| Services relating to social housing, childcare, children’s social care, adult social care and other support of families and persons permanently or temporarily in need | |
| Transport services | railways, operation of ports, air transport, air traffic services, road transport of goods and passengers, ancillary services |
| Waste services | disposal of waste, importation or exportation of waste, waste processing |
| Water supply and sewerage services] |
PART 3U.K.Authorisation requirements to which section 19 (mutual recognition) does not apply
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 Pt. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1621, reg. 2(q)
| Any authorisation requirement in connection with taxation |
PART 4U.K.Regulatory requirements to which sections 20 and 21 (non-discrimination) do not apply
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 2 Pt. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1621, reg. 2(q)
| Any regulatory requirement in connection with taxation |
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