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(1)An appropriate Minister may by regulations make provision for one or more of the following purposes—
(a)enabling or facilitating the detection or investigation of money laundering, or preventing money laundering;
(b)enabling or facilitating the detection or investigation of terrorist financing, or preventing terrorist financing;
(c)the implementation of Standards published by the Financial Action Task Force from time to time relating to combating threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
(2)Schedule 2 makes further provision about regulations under this section.
(3)In this Part—
“money laundering” has the meaning given by section 340(11) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
“terrorist financing” means an act which constitutes an offence under—
section 15 (fund-raising), 16 (use and possession), 17 (funding arrangements), 18 (money laundering) or 63 (terrorist finance: jurisdiction) of the Terrorism Act 2000,
paragraph 7(2) or (3) of Schedule 3 (freezing orders: offences) to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001,
[F1any of regulations 8 to 13 of the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/466),]
[F2any of regulations 11 to 16 of the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/573), or]
[F3any of regulations 11 to 16 of the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/577).]
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 49(3) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by S.I. 2019/466, reg. 58B(2) (as inserted by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1289), regs. 1(2), 2(2); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 21)
F2Words in s. 49(3) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by S.I. 2019/573, reg. 60B(2) (as inserted by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1289), regs. 1(2), 3(2); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 21)
F3Words in s. 49(3) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by S.I. 2019/577, reg. 34B(2) (as inserted by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1289), regs. 1(2), 4(2); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 21)
F4Words in s. 49(3) repealed (31.12.2020) by Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c. 13), s. 64(2), Sch. 3 para. 9 (with ss. 52(3), 53, 58); S.I. 2020/1535, reg. 3(e)
Commencement Information
I1S. 49 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1535, reg. 3(a)