The Prospectus Regulations 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1538

Financial Services And Markets

The Prospectus Regulations 2012

Made

14th June 2012

Laid before Parliament

15th June 2012

Coming into force

1st July 2012

The Treasury are a government department designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to—

(a) matters relating to the listing of securities on a stock exchange and information concerning listed securities; and

(b) measures relating to prospectuses on offers of transferable securities to the public.

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, make the following Regulations:

(1)

S.I. 1992/1315.

(2)

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). 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 L 1, 3.11.1994, p. 3) and the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183, OJ No L 1, 3.1.1994, p.572).