Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 701

Financial Services And Markets

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017

Made

21st June 2017

Laid before Parliament

22nd June 2017

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Treasury are a government department designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to financial services.

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 286(1)(3) and (4F)(4), and 428(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 make the following Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 2012/1759.

(2)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3 of, and the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). By virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting the Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183).

(3)

Subsection (1) was amended by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 8 to the Financial Services Act 2012 (c.21).

(4)

Subsection (4F) was inserted by section 30 of the Financial Services Act 2012.