Introductory text

Whereas the Treasury are a government department designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to listing of securities on a stock exchange and information concerning listed securities and also in relation to measures relating to prospectuses on offers of transferable securities to the public;

And whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament under section 2(2) of and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act;