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Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act

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Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (Act No 11 of 2018), Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 9 of 2019), Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Act No 15 of 2022), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act No 12 of 2023), Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 10 of 2024), Finance Act 2025 (Act No. 18 of 2025), Law Practitioners (Disciplinary Proceedings) Act 2025 (Act No. 28 of 2025), Anti-Money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (Act No. 3 of 2026).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCES
  4. 3 Money laundering
  5. 4 Conspiracy to commit offence of money laundering
  6. PART IVB: SUPERVISION BY REGULATORY BODIES
  7. 4 Attorney FIU inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  8. PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCES
  9. 5 Limitation of payment in cash
  10. PART IVB: SUPERVISION BY REGULATORY BODIES
  11. 5 Barrister FIU inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  12. PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCES
  13. 6 Procedure
  14. PART IVB: SUPERVISION BY REGULATORY BODIES
  15. 6 Notary FIU inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  16. PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCES
  17. 7 Jurisdiction
  18. 7 Person licensed to Gambling Regulatory inserted by The Anti-money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
  19. 7 Person licensed to Gambling Regulatory inserted by Act No 3 of 2026
  20. PART IV: MEASURES TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM
  21. 7 Person licensed to Gambling Regulatory inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  22. PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCES
  23. 8 Penalty
  24. 8 The Financial Services Act amended inserted by Act No 10 of 2024
  25. PART III: THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
  26. 9 Establishment of FIU
  27. 9 Real estate agents, FIU inserted by The Anti-money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
  28. 9 Real estate agents, including FIU inserted by Act No 3 of 2026
  29. PART III: THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
  30. 10 Functions of FIU
  31. 10A Temporary suspension of suspicious transaction inserted by The Anti-money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
  32. 10A Temporary suspension of suspicious transaction inserted by Act No 3 of 2026
  33. PART III: THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
  34. 11 Exercise of functions of FIU
  35. 11 A credit union under the The Registrar under the inserted by Finance Act 2016
  36. 11 A credit union under the The Registrar under the inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  37. PART III: THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
  38. 12 The Board
  39. PART IVB: SUPERVISION BY REGULATORY BODIES
  40. 12 Company Service Registrar of inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  41. PART III: THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
  42. 13 Dissemination of information by Director
  43. 13A Exemptions inserted by Finance Act 2023
  44. 13A Exemptions inserted by Act No 12 of 2023
  45. PART IV: REPORTING AND OTHER MEASURES TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING
  46. 14
  47. 14 Reporting of suspicious transaction by inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  48. 14C Registration by reporting person inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  49. PART IV: REPORTING AND OTHER MEASURES TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING
  50. 15 Lodging of reports of suspicious transactions
  51. 16 Legal consequences of reporting
  52. 17 Other measures to combat money laundering
  53. 17H High risk country inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  54. PART IV: REPORTING AND OTHER MEASURES TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING
  55. 18 Regulatory action in event of non-compliance
  56. 19
  57. PART IVA: NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COMBATING FINANCING OF TERRORISM
  58. 19A Establishment of National Committee
  59. 19B Functions of National Committee
  60. 19C Meetings of National Committee
  61. PART IVB: SUPERVISION BY REGULATORY BODIES
  62. 19F Application inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  63. 19G Functions of regulatory body inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  64. 19H Powers of regulatory body inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  65. 19J Request for information inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  66. 19K Inspections inserted by The Anti-money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024
  67. PART IVB: SUPERVISION BY REGULATORY BODIES
  68. 19K On-site inspections inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  69. 19K Inspections inserted by Act No 10 of 2024
  70. PART IVB: SUPERVISION BY REGULATORY BODIES
  71. 19L Directions by regulatory body inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  72. 19M Non-compliance with directions inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  73. 19N Administrative sanction inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  74. 19P Compounding of offences inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  75. 19Q Review Panel inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  76. 19R Staff of Review Panel inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  77. 19S Application for review inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  78. 19T Proceedings of Review Panel inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  79. 19U Powers of Review Panel inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  80. 19V Determination of Review Panel inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  81. 19W Offences relating to proceeding of Review Panel inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  82. 19X Judicial review inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  83. 19Y Application of Sub-part inserted by Act No 9 of 2019
  84. 19AA Establishment of Core Group inserted by Finance Act 2021
  85. 19AA Establishment of Core Group inserted by Act No 15 of 2021
  86. 19CA Committees inserted by The Anti-money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024
  87. 19CA Committees inserted by Act No 10 of 2024
  88. 19EA Establishment of Centralised Information Management System inserted by The Anti-money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
  89. 19EA Establishment of Centralised Information inserted by Act No 3 of 2026
  90. PART IV: MEASURES TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM
  91. 19FA Application inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  92. 19FA Application inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  93. PART V: PROVISION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IN RELATION TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION
  94. 20 Membership of international financial intelligence groups and provision
  95. 21 Provision of information to investigatory or supervisory authorities
  96. PART IV: MEASURES TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM
  97. 21 Provision of information by FIU to inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  98. PART V: PROVISION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IN RELATION TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION
  99. 22 Reference of information by supervisory authorities
  100. PART IV: MEASURES TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM
  101. 22 Provision of information by supervisory inserted by Act No 5 of 2020
  102. 22A Domestic and international cooperation inserted by The Anti-money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
  103. 22A Domestic and international cooperation inserted by Act No 3 of 2026
  104. PART VI: EXTRADITION IN RELATION TO CASES OF MONEY LAUNDERING
  105. 29
  106. PART VIA: ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT
  107. 29A Accounting records
  108. 29B Strategic plan and annual estimates
  109. 29C Annual report
  110. 29D Submission of annual report
  111. 29E Disciplinary action for non-compliance
  112. 29F Submission of annual report to Minister
  113. PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS
  114. 30 Confidentiality
  115. 31 Declaration of assets
  116. 32 Protection from liability
  117. 33 Funding
  118. 35 Regulations
  119. 43 Inspections inserted by Act No 10 of 2024
  120. 43A Frequency of inspections inserted by Act No 10 of 2024
  121. FIRST SCHEDULE
  122. 1 Professional accountant, public Mauritius Insitute of Professional
  123. 2 Licensed auditor under the Financial Financial Reporting Council established
  124. 3 Law firm, foreign law firm, joint law Attorney-General
  125. 4 Barrister Bar Council established under the Mauritius Bar Association Act
  126. 5 Attorney Mauritius Law Society Council referred
  127. 6 Notary Chamber of Notaries established under
  128. 7
  129. 8 Dealer under the Jewellery Act FIU
  130. 9 Agent in land and/or building or Estate FIU
  131. 10 Land Promoter and Property FIU
  132. 11 A credit union under the Co- The Registrar under the Co-operatives
  133. THIRD SCHEDULE
  134. 1
  135. 2 My assets and those of my spouse and minor children (extent and nature of
  136. 3