The Short Selling Regulations 2025
These Regulations make provision about the short selling of shares and other financial instruments, and transactions which have a similar effect to a short sale. They replace Regulation (EU)236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (which is to be revoked by section 1 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29) (“FSMA 2023”) once commenced). This instrument restates some provisions of Regulation (EU)236/2012 with modifications exercising powers in section 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29). These Regulations also make provision under powers in Part 5A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) (“FSMA 2000”).
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Made
13 Jan 2025
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Enabling power
The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71K, 71M(3), 71N(2) and (5), 71O(2) and (10), 71Q, 71R and 428(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000and sections 4, 83(1) and (2), 84(2) and 86(5) and (6) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023. A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 71S(2) and 429(9) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000and sections 4(9), 83(3) and 84(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.
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