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.