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(1)This section applies in the case of a company where—
[F1(a)the company enters administration,]
(b)an administrative receiver is appointed, or
[F2(ba)a moratorium under section 1A is in force, or]
(c)a voluntary arrangement [F3approved under Part I], has taken effect, or
(d)the company goes into liquidation, or
(e)a provisional liquidator is appointed;
and “the office-holder” means the administrator, the administrative receiver, [F4the nominee,] the supervisor of the voluntary arrangement, the liquidator or the provisional liquidator, as the case may be.
(2)If a request is made by or with the concurrence of the office-holder for the giving, after the effective date, of any of the supplies mentioned in the next subsection, the supplier—
(a)may make it a condition of the giving of the supply that the office-holder personally guarantees the payment of any charges in respect of the supply, but
(b)shall not make it a condition of the giving of the supply, or do anything which has the effect of making it a condition of the giving of the supply, that any outstanding charges in respect of a supply given to the company before the effective date are paid.
(3)The supplies referred to in subsection (2) are—
[F5(a)a supply of gas by a gas supplier within the meaning of Part I of the Gas Act 1986;]
[F6(aa)a supply of gas by a person within paragraph 1 of Schedule 2A to the Gas Act 1986 (supply by landlords etc.);]
[F7(b)a supply of electricity by an electricity supplier within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989;]
[F8(ba)a supply of electricity by a class of person within Class A (small suppliers) or Class B (resale) of Schedule 4 to the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3270);]
(c)a supply of water by [F9a water undertaker] or, in Scotland, [F10Scottish Water],
[F11(ca)a supply of water by a water supply licensee within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991;
(cb)a supply of water by a water services provider within the meaning of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005;
(cc)a supply of water by a person who has an interest in the premises to which the supply is given;]
[F12(d)a supply of communications services by a provider of a public electronic communications service.]
[F13(e)a supply of communications services by a person who carries on a business which includes giving such supplies;
(f)a supply of goods or services mentioned in subsection (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.]
[F14(3A)The goods and services referred to in subsection (3)(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.]
(4)“The effective date” for the purposes of this section is whichever is applicable of the following dates—
[F15(a)the date on which the company entered administration]
(b)the date on which the administative receiver was appointed (or, if he was appointed in succession to another administrative receiver, the date on which the first of his predecessors was appointed),
[F16(ba)the date on which the moratorium came into force]
(c)the date on which the voluntary arrangement [F17took effect],
(d)the date on which the company went into liquidation,
(e)the date on which the provisional liquidator was appointed.
(5)The following applies to expressions used in subsection (3)—
(a)F18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)F19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)F20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F21(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).]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 233(1)(a) substituted (15.9.2003) by 2002 c. 40, ss. 248(3), 279, Sch. 17 para. 22(a) (with s. 249(1)-(3)(6)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2))
F2S. 233(1)(ba) inserted (1.1.2003) by 2000 c. 39, s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a); S.I. 2002/2711, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-5)
F3Words in s. 233(1)(c) inserted (1.1.2003) by 2000 c. 39, s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(b); S.I. 2002/2711, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-5)
F4Words in s. 233(1) inserted (1.1.2003) by 2000 c. 39, s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(b); S.I. 2002/2711, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-5)
F5S. 233(3)(a) substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 14(1); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
F6S. 233(3)(aa) inserted (1.10.2015) by The Insolvency (Protection of Essential Supplies) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/989), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(a)
F7S. 233(3)(b) substituted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 6 para. 47(2)(a); S.I. 2001/3266, arts. 1(2), 2, Sch. (subject to arts. 3-20)
F8S. 233(3)(ba) inserted (1.10.2015) by The Insolvency (Protection of Essential Supplies) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/989), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(b)
F9Words substituted by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190, Sch. 25 para. 78(1) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)
F10Words in s. 233(3)(c) substituted (14.7.2004) by The Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1822), art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1 para. 14(a)
F11S. 233(3)(ca)-(cc) inserted (1.10.2015) by The Insolvency (Protection of Essential Supplies) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/989), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(c) (with art. 2(4))
F12S. 233(3)(d) substituted (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 for specified purposes) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), ss. 406, 408, 411, Sch. 17 para. 82(a) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), 3(1) (with art. 3(2) (as amended (8.12.2003) by 2003/3142, art. 1(3))); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)
F13S. 233(3)(e)(f) inserted (1.10.2015) by The Insolvency (Protection of Essential Supplies) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/989), arts. 1(1), 2(2)(d)
F14S. 233(3A) inserted (1.10.2015) by The Insolvency (Protection of Essential Supplies) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/989), arts. 1(1), 2(3)
F15S. 233(4)(a) substituted (15.9.2003) by 2002 c. 40, ss. 248(3), 279, Sch. 17 para. 22(b) (with s. 249(1)-(3)(6)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2))
F16S. 233(4)(ba) inserted (1.1.2003) by 2000 c. 39, s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(3)(a); S.I. 2002/2711, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-5)
F17Words in s. 233(4)(c) substituted (1.1.2003) by 2000 c. 39, s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(3)(b); S.I. 2002/2711, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-5)
F18S. 233(5)(a) repealed (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, ss. 16(1), 17(5), Sch. 4 para. 14(2), Sch. 6; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2
F19S. 233(5)(b) repealed (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 27, s. 108, Sch. 6 para. 47(2)(b), Sch. 8; S.I. 2001/3266, arts. 1(2), 2, Sch. (subject to arts. 3-20)
F20S. 233(5)(c) repealed (14.7.2004) by The Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1822), art. 2, Sch. Pt. 1 para. 14(b)
F21S. 233(5)(d) substituted (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 for specified purposes) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), ss. 406, 408, 411, Sch. 17 para. 82(b) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), 3(1) (with art. 3(2) (as amended (8.12.2003) by 2003/3142, art. 1(3))); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 233 applied (1.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/2421, art. 4(3)(a)
S. 233 applied (with modifications) (S.) (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/128, reg. 4(1), Sch. 2
C2S. 233 applied (with modifications) (17.2.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 103, 263(1)(2) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch. para. 2
C3S. 233 applied (with modifications) (17.2.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 145, 263(1)(2) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch. para. 3
C4S. 233: power to amend conferred (25.4.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 92(1), 103(1)(g)
C5S. 233(1)(4) modified (S.) (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/128, reg. 4(2), Sch. 3 (which reference to s. 233 in Sch. 3 of the modifying S.S.I. was omitted (1.10.2009) by virtue of S.S.I. 2009/310, reg. 4, Sch. 2 para. 1(b))
C6S. 233(1)(4) modified (S.) (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/128, reg. 4(2), Sch. 3
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