SI 2015/910

Made                          25th March 2015

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Treasury are a government department designated [S.I. 2012/1759.] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 [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) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) legislation 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 1992 (Cm 2183).] in relation to financial services.

In the opinion of the Treasury, one of the effects of this Order is that an activity which is not a regulated activity, within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 [2000 c.8.], will become a regulated activity.

This Order contains a provision restricting an exemption provided by an earlier Order ["S.I. 2001/1201, amended by S.I. 2003/1675, 2005/592, 2006/2383, 2008/2831, 2009/1342, 2010/671, 2011/1626 and 2012/641 and 700; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to this Order.] made under section 38 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.