Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Cap. 373)
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Cap. 373), article 31
31. (1) Where, following an analysis of a report received by
the Unit under article 16(1)( a) and of any other information
relevant to that report, the Unit is of the opinion that a reas onable
suspicion of money laundering or funding of terrorism or a
reasonable suspicion that propert y may have derived directly or
indirectly from, or constitutes the proceeds of criminal activi ty
subsists, an analytical report dr awn up as is referred to under article
16(1)( a) shall be transmitted to the Police for further investigation.
(2) The provisions of sub-article (1) shall also apply mutatis
mutandis to any knowledge or suspicion of money laundering or
the underlying criminal activity, or funding of terrorism, whic h the
Unit may have gathered or formed from information in its
possession without having received any report as is referred to
under sub-article (1).
(3) Where the Unit transmits information to the Police in
pursuance of the provisions of sub-articles (1) and (2) and a s ubject
person over which another authority or agency has supervisory o r
regulatory functions is involved, the Unit shall inform the sai d
authority or agency of actions taken.
(4) Where the Unit transmits information to the Police in
pursuance of sub-articles (1) an d (2) it shall thereafter trans mit to
the Police any further relevant information in respect of the
knowledge or suspicion communicated to the Police as aforesaid.
(5) The Police shall, upon request and in a timely manner,
inform the Unit on the use made of information provided by the
Unit under this article and on the outcome of any investigation s
carried out pursuant to the information provided.
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Added by:
XXVIII. 2017.18.
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