Introductory text

United Kingdom

INSOLVENCY

COMPANIES

Made 12th February 2004

Laid before Parliament 12th February 2004

Coming into force 18th February 2004

The Treasury, being a government department designated M1 for the purposes of section 2 (2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to the insolvency of insurers, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, hereby make the following Regulations:C1 C2 C3

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 2002/2840.
M2: 1972 c. 68; 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 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 1993 (Cm 2183). Section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) provides that despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under Community law, any function of a Minister of the Crown shall continue to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Modifications

C1: Regulations modified by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions (Arrangements, Reconstructions and Administration) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/229), Sch. 5 para. 1A (as inserted (1.8.2014) by S.I. 2014/1822, arts. 1(2), 8(a))
C2: Regulations applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Gibraltar (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/680), regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 40(g)(ii) and S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 60(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C3: Regulations: power to modify conferred (11.7.2023) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), ss. 3, 86(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 2; S.I. 2023/779, reg. 2(d)