The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 [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).] ("the 1972 Act"), sections 15 and 17 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 [2000 c. 12.] ("the 2000 Act"), section 18A of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 [2004 c. 27.] ("the 2004 Act"), sections 484(1), 519A(5), 1239(1)(b), (2) and (5)(d), 1241(2)(c), 1246(1), 1252(1), (4)(a) and (8) and 1292(1) and (2) of the Companies Act 2006 [2006 c.