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Statutory Instruments
COMPANIES
Made
3rd August 2005
Laid before Parliament
15th August 2005
Coming into force
for the purpose of regulations 13 to 17 in Part 4 and Part 5
5th September 2005
for the purpose of Parts 2 and 3 and regulation 12 in Part 4
1st October 2005
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 upon him by section 2(2) of that Act and by section 257 of the Companies Act 1985(3), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
S.I. 1999/654.
1972 c. 68; as amended by the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).
1985 c. 6; section 257 was substituted by section 20 of the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40), and amended by section 13 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c. 27).
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