Legislation – United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Services exclusions

Section 18

F1PART 1SERVICES TO WHICH SECTION 19 (MUTUAL RECOGNITION) DOES NOT APPLY

Services	(examples of those services)
Audiovisual services	terrestrial, cable or satellite television, video on demand, film services, radio services, video sharing services, video recording services, video games services
Debt collection services	services of bailiffs, messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers
Gambling services	accepting bets, operating a lottery or providing facilities for gambling
Healthcare services	healthcare services provided in hospitals, other healthcare facilities or at other places, xenotransplantation, human genetics, human fertilisation, embryology, services in connection with surrogacy
Legal services	provision of legal advice, litigation services
Notarial services
Private security services
Services connected with the construction or operation of heat networks or the supply of thermal energy by means of heat networks
Services connected with the supply of natural gas through pipelines or production or storage of natural gas	transportation of gas, retail supply, operation of a gas interconnector
Services connected with the supply or production of electricity	distribution or transmission of electricity, retail supply, operation of an electricity interconnector
Services provided by a person exercising functions of a public nature or by a person acting on behalf of such a person in connection with the exercise of functions of a public nature
Services provided in respect of the award or authentication of academic or vocational qualifications
Services relating to social housing, childcare, children’s social care, adult social care and other support of families and persons permanently or temporarily in need
Transport services	railways, operation of ports, air transport, air traffic services, road transport of goods and passengers, ancillary services
Waste services	disposal of waste, importation or exportation of waste, waste processing
Water supply and sewerage services

F2PART 2SERVICES TO WHICH SECTIONS 20 AND 21 (NON-DISCRIMINATION) DO NOT APPLY

Services	(examples of those services)
Audiovisual services	terrestrial, cable or satellite television, video on demand, film services, radio services, video sharing services, video recording services, video games services
Debt collection services	services of bailiffs, messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers
Gambling services	accepting bets, operating a lottery or providing facilities for gambling
Healthcare services	healthcare services provided in hospitals, other healthcare facilities or at other places, xenotransplantation, human genetics, human fertilisation, embryology, services in connection with surrogacy
Notarial services
Private security services
Services connected with the supply of natural gas through pipelines or production or storage of natural gas	transportation of gas, retail supply, operation of a gas interconnector
Services connected with the supply or production of electricity	distribution or transmission of electricity, retail supply, operation of an electricity interconnector
Services provided by a person exercising functions of a public nature or by a person acting on behalf of such a person in connection with the exercise of functions of a public nature
Services relating to social housing, childcare, children’s social care, adult social care and other support of families and persons permanently or temporarily in need
Transport services	railways, operation of ports, air transport, air traffic services, road transport of goods and passengers, ancillary services
Waste services	disposal of waste, importation or exportation of waste, waste processing
Water supply and sewerage services

PART 3Authorisation requirements to which section 19 (mutual recognition) does not apply

Any authorisation requirement in connection with taxation

PART 4Regulatory requirements to which sections 20 and 21 (non-discrimination) do not apply

Any regulatory requirement in connection with taxation