# Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2026, Section 96: Protection of supplies of water, electricity, etc

Extent: N.I.

(1) Article 343 (protection of essential supplies of electricity, gas, water, etc) is amended as follows.
(2) Paragraph (4) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) to (5).
(3) After sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(aza) a supply of electricity by a class of person within Class A (small supply) or Class B (resale) of Schedule 3 to the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/93);”.
(4) After sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba) a supply of water by a person who has an interest in the premises to which the supply is given;”.
(5) After sub-paragraph (c) (and before the words “and in this paragraph”) insert—
“(d) a supply of communications services by a person who carries on a business which includes giving such supplies;
(e) a supply of goods or services mentioned in paragraph (5) 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;”.
(6) After paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) The goods and services referred to in paragraph (4)(e) 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.”.
(7) In the heading to the Article, after “Supplies of” insert “gas,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2026/6/section/96 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-amendment-act-northern-ireland-2026/section-96
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