Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 5
Financial Services
The Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021
Made
5th January 2021
Laid before Parliament
6th January 2021
Coming into force
1st February 2021
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps( 1 ), make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1st February 2021.
Amendment of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
2. In Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14th March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps, for β0,2%β substitute β0,1%β.
Maggie Throup
Michael Tomlinson
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majestyβs Treasury
5th January 2021
EUR 2012/236, as amended by S.I. 2018/1321 .