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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING ACT 2006 (NO. 169, 2006) - SECT 10

Designated remittance arrangements etc.

             (1)  A reference in this Act to a designated remittance arrangement is a reference to a remittance arrangement, where:

                     (a)  the person who accepts money or property from a transferor entity to be transferred under the remittance arrangement is not:

                              (i)  an ADI; or

                             (ii)  a bank; or

                            (iii)  a building society; or

                            (iv)  a credit union; or

                             (v)  a person specified in the AML/CTF Rules; and

                     (b)  the person who makes money or property available to an ultimate transferee entity as a result of a transfer under the remittance arrangement is not:

                              (i)  an ADI; or

                             (ii)  a bank; or

                            (iii)  a building society; or

                            (iv)  a credit union; or

                             (v)  a person specified in the AML/CTF Rules; and

                     (c)  the remittance arrangement satisfies such other conditions (if any) as are specified in the AML/CTF Rules.

Remittance arrangement

             (2)  A reference in this Act to a remittance arrangement is a reference to an arrangement that is for the transfer of money or property, and includes a reference to an arrangement that, under the regulations, is taken to be a remittance arrangement for the purposes of this Act.

Note:          Transfer has an extended meaning--see section 5.

Transferor entity and ultimate transferee entity

             (3)  For the purposes of the application of this Act to a remittance arrangement:

                     (a)  the transferor entity is the person from whom money or property is accepted so as to enable its transfer under the arrangement; and

                     (b)  the ultimate transferee entity is the person to whom money or property is ultimately transferred under the arrangement.

Note:          Transfer has an extended meaning--see section 5.



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