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# FINANCIAL SERVICES 

# 2020 No. 117 

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Central Counterparties, Investment Exchanges, Prospectus and Benchmarks) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 

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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) 

The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( a ). 

The Treasury are a government department designated( b ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to financial services. 

## Citation and commencement 

## PART 1 

## General provision 

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Central Counterparties, Investment Exchanges, Prospectus and Benchmarks) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. 

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force at the end of the period of twenty-five days beginning with the day on which these Regulations are made. 

(3) Regulation 4 comes into force on 26th March 2020. 

