Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010

F190[Registration subject to conditions

108E

108E. (1) The Bank may decide to register a person under section 108B subject to such conditions as the Bank considers necessary for the proper and orderly regulation of the registered persons business as a cheque cashing office and, in particular, for preventing the business from being used to carry out money laundering or terrorist financing.

(2) If, under this section, the Bank decides to register a person subject to conditions, the Bank shall serve on the person registered a written notice of the conditions that includes a statement setting out the reasons for the decision.

(3) A person registered commits an offence if he or she fails to comply with any condition to which the registration is subject and is liable

(a) on summary conviction, to a class C fine, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding 100,000.

(4) A decision of the Bank to register a person subject to conditions under subsection (1) is an appealable decision for the purposes of Part VIIA of the Central Bank Act 1942.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F190

Inserted (2.12.2019) by European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Cheque Cashing Offices) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 600 of 2019), reg. 2(c). A class C fine means not greater than €2,500 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6(1), S.I. No. 662 of 2010.