2017 No. 1247
Financial Services And Markets
The Companies Act 1989 (Financial Markets and Insolvency) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Made 11th December 2017
Laid before Parliament 12th December 2017
Coming into force 3rd January 2018

The Treasury are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to financial services.
S.I. 2012/1759.
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule Part 1. By virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) made by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created by or arising under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073, OJ No L1, 3.11.1994, p.3) and the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183, OJ No L1, 3.1.1994, p.572).
The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred upon them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.