Singapore legislation

Section 43

of Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992

Section 43

Retention of records by financial institutions

(1)

A financial institution must retain, or retain a copy of, each financial transaction document for the minimum retention period applicable to the document.

(2)

A financial institution required to retain documents under this section must retain and store them in a manner that makes retrieval of the documents reasonably practicable.

(3)

A financial institution that contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(4)

This section does not limit any other obligation of a financial institution to retain documents.[37