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# The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Services Exclusions) Regulations 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2023 No. 1263
United Kingdom Internal Market
The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Services Exclusions) Regulations 2023
Made
23rd November 2023
Coming into force
24th November 2023
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(2) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (“the Act”), makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 18(8) of the Act the Secretary of State has sought the consent of the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland to the making of these Regulations.
A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 18(7) and 57(1) of the Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Services Exclusions) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

## 2 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 {#regulation-2}

For Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (services exclusions) substitute the following—
PART1 SERVICES 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
PART2 SERVICES 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