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Anti-Money Laundering (Exchange of Information) Regulations

Current version · as at 24 September 2018
Enacted2018
Commenced—
Last amended—
Point-in-time consolidation · as at 24 September 2018. This page may not reflect amendments made after that date. Confirm the current position against the latest Uganda Gazette before relying on it.

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Type
Principal Legislation
Status
In force
Language
English

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0 parts · 3 sections

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Uganda

Anti-Money Laundering (Exchange of Information) Regulations

[This is the version of this document at 24 September 2018.]

1. Title

These Regulations may be cited as the Anti-Money Laundering (Exchange of Information) Regulations, 2018.

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This section confers or regulates the statutory power described as “Title”.

“These Regulations may be cited as the Anti-Money Laundering (Exchange of Information) Regulations, 2018.”
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The power must be exercised by the authorised decision-maker, within the conditions and purpose stated in the section.

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  1. These Regulations may be cited as the Anti-Money Laundering (Exchange of Information) Regulations, 2018.
Judicial interpretation

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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2. Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act” means the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2013;

“Authority” means the Financial Intelligence Authority;

“competent authority” means investigative, prosecuting, judicial, regulatory or supervisory authorities of the Government of Uganda and includes the Financial Intelligence Authority; “foreign counterpart” means a body in a country outside Uganda which performs functions similar to those of a competent authority.

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“In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—”
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  1. “Act” means the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2013;
  2. “Authority” means the Financial Intelligence Authority;
  3. “competent authority” means investigative, prosecuting, judicial, regulatory or supervisory authorities of the Government of Uganda and includes the Financial Intelligence Authority; “foreign counterpart” means a body in a country outside Uganda which performs functions similar to those of a competent authority.
Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions
Anti-Money Laundering Act
Amendment notes

No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

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3. Requests for information

(1)

A request for information may be made to the Authority or a competent authority.

(2)

A request for information by a foreign counterpart may be made— (a) electronically; though a secured reporting system established by the competent authority; (b) electronically by secured mail; (c) in writing and submitted by hand or registered post; or (d) by facsimile.

(3)

The information which a competent authority may share with a foreign counterpart includes— (a) information relating to suspected or confirmed money laundering; (b) information relating to the financing of terrorism; (c) information relating to any criminal activity;

(4)

A competent authority shall ensure that every request for information by a foreign counterpart — (a) states the reason for the information requested; (b) contains sufficient proof to support the request for information including satisfying the requirements of subregulation (2); (c) is accompanied with proof that the request is linked to an on- going investigation; (d) states the purpose for the information requested; and (e) confirm that the request complies with the law of the country establishing the foreign counterpart.

(5)

A competent authority shall— (a) use the most efficient and secure means to share information with a foreign counterpart;

(b)

establish controls and safeguards to ensure that any information to be shared with a foreign counterpart—

(i)

is used only by the foreign counterpart requesting for the information; and

(ii)

is used only for the purpose for which the information is requested;

(c)

ensure that the foreign counterpart maintains appropriate safeguards to keep the information shared confidential.

(6)

Where a request to share information is made to the Authority by a foreign counterpart, the Authority may request the relevant competent authority to obtain the information on its behalf for the benefit of the foreign counterpart.

(7)

For the purposes of section 38A of the Act, where a request to share information is made to a competent authority by a foreign counterpart, the competent authority shall, subject to the Act, immediately provide the information.

MATIA KASAIJA (MP), Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development.

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What this section does
Definition

This section supplies the definitions or statutory meaning governing “Requests for information”.

“(1) A request for information may be made to the Authority or a competent authority.”
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Practical effect

Use this definition when interpreting other provisions that employ the language addressed by “Requests for information”.

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Elements or requirements

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  1. (1) A request for information may be made to the Authority or a competent authority.
  2. (2) A request for information by a foreign counterpart may be made— (a) electronically; though a secured reporting system established by the competent authority; (b) electronically by secured mail; (c) in writing and submitted by hand or registered post; or (d) by facsimile.
  3. (3) The information which a competent authority may share with a foreign counterpart includes— (a) information relating to suspected or confirmed money laundering; (b) information relating to the financing of terrorism; (c) information relating to any criminal activity;
  4. (4) A competent authority shall ensure that every request for information by a foreign counterpart — (a) states the reason for the information requested; (b) contains sufficient proof to support the request for information including satisfying the requirements of subregulation (2); (c) is accompanied with proof that the request is linked to an on- going investigation; (d) states the purpose for the information requested; and (e) confirm that the request complies with the law of the country establishing the foreign counterpart.
  5. (5) A competent authority shall— (a) use the most efficient and secure means to share information with a foreign counterpart;
  6. (b) establish controls and safeguards to ensure that any information to be shared with a foreign counterpart—
  7. (i) is used only by the foreign counterpart requesting for the information; and
  8. (ii) is used only for the purpose for which the information is requested;

3 further items remain in the statutory text above.

Judicial interpretation

Express propositions in source-matched passages from judgments citing this section.

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No judgment in the current Wakilii corpus expressly cites this section. Bare rule-number references are not assigned where the Order cannot be verified.

Related provisions

No express internal or cross-Act reference appears in this section.

Amendment notes

No section-specific amendment note or instrument-level amendment history appears in this consolidation.

Authority status: legislation is primary authority; judgment weight follows the displayed court level and the ratio caveat. Check version history

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