# Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2026, Section 94: Power to add to supplies protected under the 1989 Order

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Department may by regulations amend Article 197 (protection of essential supplies of electricity, gas, water, etc) so as to add to the supplies mentioned in paragraph (3) of that Article any of the following—
(a) a supply of electricity, gas, water or sewerage services or communication services by a specified description of person;
(b) a supply of a specified description of goods or services by a specified description of person where the supply is for the purpose of enabling or facilitating anything to be done by electronic means.
(2) In the heading to Article 197, after “Supplies of” insert “gas,”.
(3) In this section “specified” means specified in the regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2026/6/section/94 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-amendment-act-northern-ireland-2026/section-94
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