No. 1/2019
Finance
Act”) is amended in section 2 (“Interpretation”)(1) by the insertion of the following
definition—
““receiver” or “trustee”, in relation to property for which it is provided by
this Act that a receiver or trustee may be appointed, means the Asset
Management Unit established by section 100A, unless some other
person is appointed as such receiver or trustee;”.
29 Amendment of section 6B of Cap. 9:24
Section 6B (“Functions of Unit”)(1) of the principal Act is amended—
(a) by the deletion from paragraph (c) of the words “as may be appropriate
or necessary”
(b) by the insertion after paragraph (e) of the following paragraph—
“(e1) to act as the central agency for the collection and maintenance
of data and statistics relating to implementation of anti-money
laundering and combating financing of terrorism measures, and,
in so doing, may require competent authorities to submit any
such data or statistics in such manner and form as the Unit may
prescribe;”.
30 Amendment of section 15 of Cap. 9:24
Section 15 (“Customer identification requirements”) of the principal Act
is amended by the repeal of subsection (3) and the substitution of the following
subsections—
“(3) In addition to identifying and verifying the identity of a customer who
is not the beneficial owner of property, financial institutions and designated nonfinancial businesses or professions shall, as part of their obligations under subsection
(1) or (2), identify and verify the identity of the beneficial owner of such property,
using relevant information or data obtained from a reliable source, such that the
financial institution or designated non-financial business or profession is satisfied
that it knows who the beneficial owner is:
Provided that a directive may prescribe circumstances, such as where the
ownership relates to public companies, in which such identification and verification
is not necessary.
(4) In addition to the identification and verification measures required for the
customer and the beneficial owner, financial institutions and designated non-financial
businesses or professions shall, in relation to a beneficiary of a life insurance policy
and other investment-related insurance policies—
(a) in the case of a beneficiary that is identified as a specifically named
natural or legal person or legal arrangement, record the name of the
beneficiary as soon as such beneficiary is identified or designated; and
(b) in the case of a beneficiary designated by characteristics or by class or by
other means, obtain sufficient information concerning the beneficiary to
satisfy the financial institution or designated non-financial business or
profession that it will be able to establish the identity of the beneficiary
at the time of the payout; and
(c) in both the cases referred to under paragraphs (a) and (b), verify the
identity of the beneficiary at the time of the payout.”.
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