The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
These Regulations prescribe forms for the purposes of the returns required to be made to the Registrar of Companies in respect of the purchase by certain public companies of their own shares to be held as treasury shares and in respect of the cancellation, sale or transfer of treasury shares. These Regulations are made pursuant to amendments made to the Companies Act 1985 (“the Act”) by the Companies (Acquisition of Own Shares) (Treasury Shares) Regulations 2003, which permit certain public companies to hold shares in treasury.