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 MeasuresPart 4 : Measures to promote compliance by accountable institutions42A. Governance of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing compliance |
| (1) | The board of directors of an accountable institution which is a legal person with a board of directors, or the senior management of an accountable institution without a board of directors, must ensure compliance by the accountable institution and its employees with the provisions of this Act and its Risk Management and Compliance Programme. |
| (2) | An accountable institution which is a legal person must— |
| (a) | have a compliance function to assist the board of directors or the senior management, as the case may be, of the institution in discharging their obligations under subsection (1); and |
| (b) | assign a person with sufficient competence and seniority to ensure the effectiveness of the compliance function contemplated in paragraph (a). |
| (3) | The person or persons exercising the highest level of authority in an accountable institution which is not a legal person must ensure compliance by the employees of the institution with the provisions of this Act and its Risk Management and Compliance Programme, in so far as the functions of those employees relate to the obligations of the institution. |
| (4) | An accountable institution which is not a legal person, except for an accountable institution which is a sole practitioner, must appoint a person or persons with sufficient competence to assist the person or persons exercising the highest level of authority in the accountable institution in discharging their obligation under subsection (3). |
[Section 42A inserted by section 28 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act, 2017 (Act No. 1 of 2017)]