2003 No. 3075

FINANCIAL SERVICES

The Money Laundering Regulations 2003

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

Whereas the Treasury are a government department designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to preventing the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering;

Now therefore the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by—

  1. i

    section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and

  2. ii

    sections 168(4)(b), 402(1)(b), 417(1)3 and 428(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 20004,

hereby make the following Regulations: