Introductory text

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

Made 20th December 2004

Laid before Parliament 21st December 2004

Coming into force 11th January 2005

The Treasury, being a government department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 in relation to information society services^f2 and in relation to the distance marketing of consumer financial services^f3, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, hereby make the following Regulations:

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f1: 1972 c. 68. By virtue of the amendment of s. 1(2) made by s. 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) regulations may be made under s. 2(2) to implement obligations of the United Kingdom, or to enable the United Kingdom to enjoy any rights, created by or arising 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 1993 (Cm 2183).
f2: S.I. 2001/3495.
f3: S.I. 2004/1283.