2019 No. 310
The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Treasury is a government department designated M1 for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to financial services.
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 M3 make the following Regulations.
A draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
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 1972 (“the 1972 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 in Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183). Paragraph 1A was inserted into Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006. The 1972 Act is repealed with effect from exit day by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
S.I. 2012/1759.