Part III Terrorist Property

Offences

21HF1Interpretation of sections 21D to 21G

1

The references in sections 21D to 21G—

a

to a business in the regulated sector, and

b

to a supervisory authority,

are to be construed in accordance with Schedule 3A.

2

In those sections—

  • credit institution ” has the same meaning as in Schedule 3A;

  • financial institution ” means an undertaking that carries on a business in the regulated sector by virtue of any of paragraphs (b) to (i) of paragraph 1(1) of that Schedule.

3

References in those sections to a disclosure by or to a credit institution or a financial institution include disclosure by or to an employee, officer or partner of the institution acting on its behalf.

4

For the purposes of those sections a country or territory imposes “equivalent money laundering requirements” if it imposes requirements equivalent to those laid down in F2Directive 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 and terrorist financing.

5

In those sections “ relevant professional adviser ” means an accountant, auditor or tax adviser who is a member of a professional body which is established for accountants, auditors or tax advisers (as the case may be) and which makes provision for—

a

testing the competence of those seeking admission to membership of such a body as a condition for such admission; and

b

imposing and maintaining professional and ethical standards for its members, as well as imposing sanctions for non-compliance with those standards.