S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 117  FINANCIAL SERVICES  The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Central  Counterparties, Investment Exchanges, Prospectus and  Benchmarks) (Amendment) Regulations 2020  The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the  European Communities Act 1972( a ).  1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000  (Central Counterparties, Investment Exchanges, Prospectus and Benchmarks) (Amendment)  Regulations 2020.  (2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force at the end of the period of  twenty-five days beginning with the day on which these Regulations are made.  (3) Regulation 4 comes into force on 26th March 2020.  PART 1  General provision  Citation and commencement  The Treasury are a government department designated( b ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the  European Communities Act 1972 in relation to financial services.  Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)  ( a ) 1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018  (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted  by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)). Section 2(2) of the European Communities  Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of,  and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted  by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European  Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and S.I. 2007/1388.  ( b ) S.I. 2012/1759.  Made  -  -  -  -  3rd February 2020  Laid before Parliament  5th February 2020 