Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010
Holder of authorisation to ensure that principal officers and beneficial owners are fit and proper persons.
95.— (1) The holder of an authorisation shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the following persons are fit and proper persons:
(a) in a case where the holder of the authorisation is a body corporate, a partnership or an individual carrying on business as a trust or company service provider as a partner in a partnership, any principal officer of the body corporate or partnership (as the case may be);
(b) any person who is a beneficial owner of the business concerned.
(2) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €2,000, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000.
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A fine of €2,000 translates into a class C fine, not greater than €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6(2) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.