Paragraph 2

This Law does not apply to a proceeding concerning—

(a)

a company holding an appointment under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991^f1 (water and sewage undertakers) or a qualifying licensed water supplier within the meaning of section 23(6) of that Act (meaning and effect of special administration order);

(b)

Scottish Water established under section 20 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Water)^f2;

(c)

a protected railway company within the meaning of section 59 of the Railways Act 1993^f3 (railway administration order) (including that section as it has effect by virtue of section 19 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996^f4 (administration));

(d)

a licence company within the meaning of section 26 of the Transport Act 2000^f5 (air traffic services);

(e)

a public private partnership company within the meaning of section 210 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999^f6 (public-private partnership agreement);

(f)

a protected energy company within the meaning of section 154(5) of the Energy Act 2004^f7 (energy administration orders);

(g)

a building society within the meaning of section 119 of the Building Societies Act 1986^f8 (interpretation);

(h)

a UK credit institution or an EEA credit institution or any branch of either such institution as those expressions are defined by regulation 2 of the Credit Institutions (Reorganisation and Winding Up) Regulations 2004^f9 (interpretation);

(i)

a third country credit institution within the meaning of regulation 36 of the Credit Institutions (Reorganisation and Winding Up) Regulations 2004 (interpretation of this Part);

(j)

a person who has permission under or by virtue of Parts 4 or 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000^f10 to effect or carry out contracts of insurance;

(k)

an EEA insurer within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Insurers (Reorganisation and Winding Up) Regulations 2004^f11 (interpretation);

(l)

a person (other than one included in paragraph 2(j)) pursuing the activity of reinsurance who has received authorisation for that activity from a competent authority within an EEA State; or

(m)

any of the Concessionaires within the meaning of section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987^f12.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1991 c. 56, section 23(6) was amended by the Water Act 2003 (c. 37), Schedule 8, paragraphs 2 and 8(1) and (6).
f2: 2002 asp 3.
f3: 1993 c. 43; relevant amendments to section 59 are made by the Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), Schedule 13, Part 1 and S.I. 2005/3050.
f4: 1996 c. 61.
f5: 2000 c. 38.
f6: 1999 c. 29.
f7: 2004 c. 20; there are amendments to section 119 which are not relevant to these Regulations.
f8: 1986 c. 53.
f9: S.I. 2004/1045.
f10: 2000 c. 8.
f11: S.I. 2004/353, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
f12: 1987 c. 53.