These Regulations are made in relation to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on money market funds (OJ L 169 30.6.2017) which will apply in the United Kingdom from 21st July 2018 (“the Regulation”). These Regulations make amendments to ensure that the Financial Conduct Authority is able to authorise money market funds and enforce the provisions of the EU Regulation on the day that it comes into force.