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Core Purpose

Notification amending a prior Department of Revenue notification under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 to insert a new Explanation designating the Director, Financial Intelligence Unit-India as the Regulator.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue issued Notification S.O. 4877(E) dated 9th November 2023 (F. No. P-12011/10/2023-ES Cell-DOR), exercising powers under Section 2(1)(sa)(vi) of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), to amend its earlier notification No. F.No.P-12011/12/2022-ES Cell-DOR published as S.O. 1072(E) dated 7th March 2023; the amendment renumbers the existing Explanation as "Explanation 1" and inserts a new "Explanation 2" stating that, for the purposes of the activities specified in the notification, the Regulator within the meaning of Rule 2(1)(fa) of the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 shall be the Director, Financial Intelligence Unit, India, appointed under Section 49(1) of the Act; the notification is signed by Manoj Kumar Singh, Director (Headquarter).

Full Text

7077 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4675] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY , NOVEMBER 9, 2023/ KARTIKA 18, 1945 CG-DL-E-09112023-249967 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, t he 9th November, 2023 S.O. 4877(E). —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -clause (vi) of clause (sa) of sub -section (1) of section 2 of the Prevention of Money -laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003) (hereinafter referred to the as the Act), the Central Gov ernment hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No.F.No.P -12011/12/2022 -ES Cell -DOR published vide number S.O. 1072 (E), dated 07th March, 2023 in Part II, Section 3, sub -section (ii) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary dated the 7th March, 2023, namely: - In the said notification, the Explanation shall be renumbered as Explanation 1 thereof, and after the Explanation 1 as so renumb ered, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely: - “Explanation 2. - For the purposes of activities specified in this notification, the Regulator within the meaning of clause (fa) of sub -rule (1) of rule 2 of the Prevention of Money -laundering (Mai ntenance of Records) Rules, 2005, shall be the Director, Financial Intelligence Unit, India appointed under sub -section (1) of section 49 of the said Act.”. [F. No. P-12011/10/2023 -ES Cell -DOR] MANOJ KUMAR SINGH, Director (Headquarter) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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