SI 2010/2993

Made                                          15th December 2010

Laid before Parliament             16th December 2010

Coming into force                     6th April 2011

The Treasury are a government department designated [S.I. 1993/2661, S.I. 1998/2793 and S.I. 2003/1888.] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 [1972 c. 68. Section 2(2), and Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act were 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).] in relation to measures -

(a) relating to investment firms and to the provision of investment services and to the operation of regulated markets and clearing or settlement systems;

(b) relating to payment systems; and

(c) relating to the provision of cash, securities and interests in securities as collateral, and to collateral security provided to the central banks of Member States or to the European Central Bank.