S.I. No. 651 of 2007

STAMP DUTY (DESIGNATION OF EXCHANGES AND MARKETS) REGULATIONS 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

�Iris Oifigi�il� of 28th September, 2007.

The Revenue Commissioners, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 75(5)(a) (inserted by section 109 of the Finance Act 2007 (No. 11 of 2007)) of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 (No. 31 of 1999) hereby make the following regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Stamp Duty (Designation of Exchanges and Markets) Regulations 2007.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2007.

Designation of exchanges and markets

2. The following, namely-

(a) Plus Markets plc and markets operated by it, and

(b) POSIT operated by Investment Technology Group Limited,

are designated by the Revenue Commissioners as an exchange or market, as the case may be, for the purposes of section 75 (inserted by section 109 of the Finance Act 2007 (No. 11 of 2007)) of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 (No. 31 of 1999).

GIVEN under my hand,

25 September 2007

JOSEPHINE FEEHILY,

Revenue Commissioner.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

Section 75 (inserted by section 109 of the Finance Act 2007 ) of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 provides for an exemption from stamp duty on a transfer of title to securities to an intermediary if-

�the intermediary is a member of an exchange or market,

�the intermediary is approved by the Revenue Commissioners as a recognised intermediary on the exchange or market,

�the transfer of the securities is effected on the exchange or market concerned, on the Irish Stock Exchange Limited, the London Stock Exchange plc or any other exchange or market designated by the Revenue Commissioners, and

�the transfer is not effected in connection with an excluded business.

The exemption applies as on and from 1 October 2007. The purpose of these Regulations is the designation by the Revenue Commissioners, as on and from 1 October 2007, of-

�Plus Markets plc and markets operated by it, and

�POSIT operated by Investment Technology Group Limited,

as an exchange or market, as the case may be, for the purposes of section 75 of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 .