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1. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (\u201cPMLA\u201d) was brought into force with effect from 1st July 2005. Necessary Notifications \/ Rules under the said Act were published in the Gazette of India on July 01, 2005 by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.<\/p>\n

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2. As per the provisions of the PMLA, every banking company, financial institution (which includes chit fund company, a co-operative bank, a housing finance institution and a non- banking financial company) and intermediary (includes a stock-broker, sub-broker, share transfer agent, banker to an issue, trustee to a trust deed, registrar to an issue, asset management company, depository participant, merchant banker, underwriter, portfolio manager, investment adviser and any other intermediary associated with the securities market and registered under Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (SEBI Act)) shall have to adhere to client account opening procedures and maintain records of such transactions as prescribed by the PMLA and rules notified there under.<\/p>\n

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3. Pursuant to amendments made to the PMLA and Rules made thereunder, updated guidelines in the context of recommendations made by Financial Action Task force (FATF) on anti-money laundering standards is enclosed. These guidelines have been divided into two parts; the first part is an overview on the background and essential principles that concern combating Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorist Financing (TF). The second part provides a detailed account of the procedures and obligations to be followed by all registered intermediaries to ensure compliance with AML\/ CFT directives. These guidelines shall also apply to registered intermediaries\u2019 branches and subsidiaries located abroad, especially, in countries which do not or insufficiently apply the FATF Recommendations, to the extent local laws and regulations permit. When local applicable laws and regulations prohibit implementation of these requirements, the same shall be brought to the notice of SEBI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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4. The key circulars\/ directives issued with regard to KYC, CDD, AML and CFT have been mentioned in Schedule I. These directives lay down the minimum requirements and it is emphasized that the intermediaries may, according to their requirements, specify additional disclosures to be made by clients to address concerns of money laundering and suspicious transactions undertaken by clients. Reference to applicable statutes and reporting guidelines for intermediaries is available at the website of the Financial Intelligence Unit \u2013 India (FIU-IND).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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5. This Master Circular shall supersede the earlier Master Circular on AML\/ CFT dated July 04, 2018.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Please follow the link for detailed Circular: Notification<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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