Designated Financial Instruments Regulations, 2012

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,985, 6 ta’ Novembru, 2012

L.N. 380 of 2012

FINANCIAL MARKETS ACT

(CAP. 345)

Designated Financial Instruments Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 30 of the

Financial Markets Act, the Minister of Finance, the Economy and

Investment, acting on the advice of the Malta Financial Services

Authority, has made the following regulations

The title of these regulations is the Designated Financial Citation.

Instruments Regulations, 2012.

In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Act" means the Financial Markets Act, and the words and Cap. 345.

expressions used herein shall have the same meaning as is given to

them in the said Act, unless otherwise defined herein.

The following categories or classes of financial Designated

instruments, whether listed or unlisted, the register of which is financial

instruments for

maintained in a central securities depository or in an overseas central the

Part IV of the

securities depository, shall be considered "designated financial Act.

instruments" for the purposes of Part IV of the Act

(a)

shares in companies and other securities equivalent

to shares in companies, partnerships or other entities, and

depository receipts in respect of shares;

(b) bonds or other forms of securitised debt, including

depository receipts in respect of such securities and including

government stocks;

(c)

treasury bills;

(d)

certificates of deposits; and

(e)

units in collective investment schemes.

The Designated Financial Instruments Regulations, 2009 Revocation of

Designated

are hereby revoked.

Financial

Instruments

Regulations,

2009. L.N. 140 of

2009. €0.09