Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing) Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
17. Cash transaction reports
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A regulated dealer who enters into any designated transaction must submit to a Suspicious Transaction Reporting Officer, within the prescribed time, a cash transaction report relating to that transaction in the prescribed form and manner.
regulated dealer
“regulated dealer” means any person who carries on —(a)a business of regulated dealing; or(b)business as an intermediary for regulated dealing,but excludes a pawnbroker and any other person as may be prescribed;
A regulated dealer must not, without reasonable excuse, submit a cash transaction report under subsection (1) that is incomplete or inaccurate.
cash transaction report
“cash transaction report” means a cash transaction report under section 17;
A regulated dealer must keep a copy of each cash transaction report submitted under subsection (1) for the prescribed period.
A regulated dealer must, at the time of submitting a cash transaction report under subsection (1) or immediately thereafter, submit a copy of the cash transaction report to the Registrar.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Regulated Dealers appointed under section 4(1);
A regulated dealer who fails to comply with subsection (1), (1A), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.