SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17

Minor and Consequential Amendments

Insolvency Act 1986
82
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.
Sch. 17 para. 82 in force at 25.7.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))
Sch. 17 para. 82 in force at 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)