2003 No. 1116

COMPANIES

The Companies (Acquisition of Own Shares)(Treasury Shares) Regulations 2003

Made

14th April 2003

Laid before Parliament

15th April 2003

Coming into force

1st December 2003

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to the acquisition by companies of their own shares, and to distributions to their shareholders, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2(2) of that Act and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

S.I. 1999/654.

(2)

1972 c. 68: as amended by the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).