The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021

Repair or maintenance of submarine cable systems or cable landing stations U.K.

4.—(1) A qualifying entity carrying on activities which consist of or include the provision of services for the repair or maintenance of—

(a) a submarine cable system (in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) forming part of a public electronic communications network that—

(i) is provided in the United Kingdom by a qualifying entity falling within paragraph 2; or

(ii) interconnects with a public electronic communications network provided in the United Kingdom by a qualifying entity falling within paragraph 2; or

(b) a cable landing station in the United Kingdom that is used in connection with a public electronic communications network or public electronic communications service provided in the United Kingdom by a qualifying entity falling within paragraph 2.

(2) In this paragraph “interconnect” is to be read in accordance with section 151(2) of the Communications Act 2003.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 4.1.2022, see reg. 1(2)