Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009

Institutional arrangements and miscellaneous provisions - Institutional arrangements - Use and disclosure of information

141: Enforcement officers

You could also call this:

"People chosen to help enforce anti-money laundering laws"

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You can be appointed as an enforcement officer by an AML/CFT supervisor. This can be a permanent or temporary job. As an enforcement officer, you get to use the powers given to the AML/CFT supervisor by this Act. An AML/CFT supervisor must give you an identity card if you are an enforcement officer. You must carry this card with you when you are working as an enforcement officer. You must return the card to the supervisor when you stop being an enforcement officer. When you are working as an enforcement officer, you must follow the rules. This includes carrying your identity card and returning it when you finish the job. The AML/CFT supervisor is in charge of making sure you follow these rules.

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140: Power to use and disclose information supplied or obtained under other enactments for AML/CFT purposes, or

"Sharing information to stop money laundering"

142: Financial intelligence functions of Commissioner, or

"The Commissioner's job is to help stop money laundering and terrorism by checking reports and working with other agencies."

Part 4Institutional arrangements and miscellaneous provisions
Institutional arrangements: Use and disclosure of information

141Enforcement officers

For the purposes of this Act, an AML/CFT supervisor may appoint any employee as an enforcement officer, on a permanent or temporary basis, to exercise the powers conferred on the AML/CFT supervisor by this Act.
An AML/CFT supervisor must issue its enforcement officers with an identity card.
An enforcement officer must—
carry his or her identity card at all times when acting as an enforcement officer under this Act or regulations; and
return his or her identity card to the relevant AML/CFT supervisor immediately upon ceasing to be an enforcement officer.