SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Minor and Consequential Amendments

Insolvency Act 1986

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1

The Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) shall be amended as follows.

2

In section 233 (supplies of telecommunications services etc. in cases of administration or liquidation)—

a

in subsection (3), for paragraph (d) there shall be substituted—

d

a supply of communications services by a provider of a public electronic communications service.

b

in subsection (5), for paragraph (d) there shall be substituted—

d

“communications services” do not include electronic communications services to the extent that they are used to broadcast or otherwise transmit programme services (within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003).

3

In section 372 (supplies of telecommunications services etc. in cases of bankruptcy)—

a

in subsection (4), for paragraph (d) there shall be substituted—

d

a supply of communications services by a provider of a public electronic communications service.

b

in subsection (5), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

c

“communications services” do not include electronic communications services to the extent that they are used to broadcast or otherwise transmit programme services (within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003).

4

In Schedule 2A (exceptions to prohibition on appointment of administrative receiver), in paragraph 10, after sub-paragraph (2) there shall be inserted—

2A

For the purposes of section 72D a business is also regulated to the extent that it consists in the provision of a public electronic communications network or a public electronic communications service.