1996 No. 2827

Made11th November 1996

Coming into force6th January 1997

Whereas the Treasury are a government department designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to open-ended collective investment schemes which have as their purpose investment in transferable securities, with the aim of spreading investment risk, of funds raised from the public;

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