Electronic Money Regulations 2011U.K.
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28.—(1) The Electronic Money Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “money laundering directive” for “Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26th October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing” substitute “Directive 2015/849/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing”.
(3) In regulation 6(7) (conditions for authorisation) for “the Money Laundering Regulations 2007” substitute “ the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ”.
(4) In regulation 13 (conditions for registration) —
(a)in subparagraph (a) of paragraph (8) for “the Money Laundering Regulations 2007” substitute “ the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ”;
(b)in paragraph (10) for “the Money Laundering Regulations 2007” substitute “ the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ”.
(5) In regulation 30(4)(a) (supervision of firms exercising passport rights) for “the Money Laundering Regulations 2007” substitute “ the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ”.
(6) In regulation 34 (requirement for agents to be registered)—
(a)in subparagraph (a)(ii)(aa) in paragraph (3) for “the Money Laundering Regulations 2007” substitute “ the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ”;
(b)in subparagraph (c)(i) in paragraph (6) for “the Money Laundering Regulations 2007” substitute “ the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ”.
(7) In regulation 71(2) (duty to cooperate and exchange information), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “regulation 49A of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007” substitute “ regulation 105 of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ”.
(8) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 (information to be included in or with an application for authorisation)—
(a)for “the Money Laundering Regulations 2007” substitute “ the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ”;
(b)for “Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 on information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds” substitute “Regulation 2015/847/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on information accompanying transfers of funds”.