Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (Act No. 38 of 2001)

Chapter 3 : Control Measures for Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorist and Related Activities - Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorist and Related Activities and Financial Sanctions Control Measures

Part 1 : Customer due diligence

21G. Domestic politically exposed person and prominent influential person
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[Section 21G heading substituted by section 26(a) of the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 22 of 2022) Notice No. 1532, GG47802, dated 29 December 2022 - effective 31 December 2022 per Proclamation Notice 109 (a), GG47805, dated 31 December 2022]

 

If an accountable institution determines that a prospective client with whom it engages to establish a business relationship, or the beneficial owner of that prospective client, is a domestic politically exposed person or a prominent influential person and that, in accordance with its Risk Management and Compliance Programme, the prospective business relationship entails higher risk, the institution must—

[Words preceding section 21G(a) substituted by section 26(b) of the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 22 of 2022) Notice No. 1532, GG47802, dated 29 December 2022 - effective 31 December 2022 per Proclamation Notice 109 (a), GG47805, dated 31 December 2022]

 

(a)obtain senior management approval for establishing the business relationship;

 

(b)take reasonable measures to establish the source of wealth and source of funds of the client; and

 

(c)conduct enhanced ongoing monitoring of the business relationship.