The Companies (Membership of Holding Company) (Dealers in Securities) Regulations 1997

Consequential amendments

4.—(1) The following definition shall be inserted at the appropriate place in section 744 of the Companies Act 1985 (expressions used generally in that Act)—

• “‘EEA State’ means a State which is a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992(1) as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993(2).”

(2) In section 262(1) of that Act (minor definitions for Part VII)(3), the definition of “EEA State” shall be omitted.

(3) The following entry shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the index of defined expressions set out in section 744A of that Act(4)—

“EEA State

section 744”.

(4) In the index of defined expressions set out in section 262A of that Act(5), the entry relating to “EEA State” shall be omitted.

(1)

O.J. L1, 3.1.94, p. 3.

(2)

O.J. L1, 3.1.94, p. 571.

(3)

Section 262 was substituted by section 22 of the Companies Act 1989, and was amended by regulation 12(1) of S.I. 1996/189.

(4)

Section 744A was inserted by section 145 of, and paragraph 20 of Schedule 19 to, the Companies Act 1989.

(5)

Section 262A was inserted by section 22 of the Companies Act 1989, and was amended by regulation 12(2) of S.I. 1996/189.