Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 135
Financial Services And Markets
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Benchmarks) Regulations 2018
Made
1st February 2018
Laid before Parliament
5th February 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Treasury are designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to financial services.
The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
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).