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i\'lONliY LAUNDERING AND PRoCEEDs oF CRII\1E AtvrEt'IDMENT
(b)
by the insertion after paragraph (g) of the follovving
paragraph-~
"(gl) any person who is engaged in the business of buying and selling
motor vehicles, whether new or used;";
(c)
by the deletion from paragraph (h) of "transaction" and the substitution
of "person or transaction";
(d)
by the repeal of the definition of "politically-exposed person" and the
substitution of""politically exposed person" means
(a) any person who is or has been entrusted in Zimbab-vve with
prominent public functions, including but not limited to,
a Head of State or of government, a senior government,
judicial or military official, a senior executive of a stateowned corporation, or a senior official of a political party;
or
(b) any person who is or has been entrusted with prominent
public functions by a foreign country, including but not
limited to, a Head of State or of government, a senior
government, judicial or military official, a senior executive
of a state-owned corporation, or a senior official of a
political patty; or
(c) any person who is or has held a position as a member
of senior management of an international organisation,
including the position of director, deputy directm~ member
of the board or equivalent functions; or
(d) any close associate, spouse or family member of a person
referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).".
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Amendment of section 15 of Cap. 9:24
Section 15 ("Customer identification requirements") of the principal Act is
amended(a) in subsection (3) by the deletion of "that is the subject matter of a
prescribed transaction" ;
(b)
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in subsection (3) by the deletion of "subsection (2) or (3)" and the
substitution of "subsection (1) or (2)'';
Amendment of section 20 of Cap. 9:24
Section 20 ("High risk customers and IX)Jitica!!y-exposed persons") of the principal
Act is amended by the inse1tion after paragraph (c) of the following subsections, the
existing provision becoming subsection (1)'"(2) In relation to life insurance policies, financial institutions shall(a)
before a pay out of the proceeds of a policy, take reasonable measures
to determine whether the beneficiary or, where applicable, the beneficial
owner of the beneficiary, is a politically exposed person; and
(b) where high risks are identified, the financial institution shall-(i) conduct enhanced scrutiny of the whole business relationship
with the policy-holder;
(ii)
ensure that senior management is informed before pay out; and
(iii) consider submitting a suspicious transaction report in terms of
section 30.
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2018