In accordance with section 944 of the Companies Act 2006, the Code Committee of the Panel makes rules by way of instruments in writing. This page includes the Code as at 20 May 2006 (the date on which the Directive was implemented in the United Kingdom) and the instruments by which the Code Committee has made rules since that date.
All the links in the following table are to documents in PDF format.
| Name | Description | Made | Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument 2010/1 – Amendments to Rule 5.2(c)(iii) | Amendments to the Code with effect from 8 March 2010 | 05/03/10 | 08/03/10 |
| Instrument 2009/6 – Extending the Code’s disclosure regime | Amendments to the Code with effect from 19 April 2010 | 16/12/09 | 19/04/10 |
| Instrument 2009/5 – Miscellaneous Code amendments | Amendments to the Code with effect from 25 January 2010 | 16/12/09 | 25/01/10 |
| Instrument 2009/4 – Replacement of LIBA by AFME | Amendments to the Code with effect from 2 November 2009 | 28/10/09 | 02/11/09 |
| Instrument 2009/3 – Amendments relating to the Companies Act 2006 and other minor and consequential amendments to the Code | Amendments to the Code with effect from 1 October 2009 | 23/09/09 | 01/10/09 |
| Instrument 2009/2 – Legislative changes relating to Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man | Amendments to the Code with effect from 1 July 2009 | 25/06/09 | 01/07/09 |
| Instrument 2009/1 – Legislative changes relating to the Isle of Man | Amendments to the Code with effect from 1 March 2009 | 27/02/09 | 01/03/09 |
| Instrument 2008/4 – Miscellaneous Code amendments and Electronic communications, websites and information rights | Amendments to the Code with effect from 30 March 2009 | 19/12/08 | 30/03/09 |
| Instrument 2008/3 – Minor and consequential amendments to the Code | Amendments to the Code with effect from 29 July 2008 | 15/07/08 | 29/07/08 |
| Instrument 2008/2 – Competition reference periods | Amendments to the Code with effect from 29 July 2008 | 15/07/08 | 29/07/08 |
| Instrument 2008/1 – Asset valuations – Rules 29.1 and 29.2 | Amendments to the Code with effect from 4 April 2008 | 04/03/08 | 04/04/08 |
| Instrument 2007/2 – Announcements by companies admitted to trading on the PLUS primary markets | Amendments to the Code with effect from 14 January 2008 | 29/11/07 | 14/01/08 |
| Instrument 2007/1A – Schemes of arrangement | Amendments to the Code with effect from 14 January 2008 | 10/01/08 | 14/01/08 |
| Instrument 2007/1 – Schemes of arrangement | Amendments to the Code with effect from 14 January 2008 | 29/11/07 | 14/01/08 |
| Resolution | (a) Amendments made as a consequence of the commencement of provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and the change of name of “OFEX” (b) Rules of Procedure of the Hearings Committee |
06/03/07 | 06/04/07 |
| The Code: 20 May 2006 | The Takeover Code as at 20 May 2006 | 20/05/06 |