Singapore legislation

Regulation 6A

of Moneylenders (Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing) Rules 2009

Regulation 6A

Customer screening

Amended byS 373/2024 wef 01/05/2024S 373/2024 wef 01/05/2024S 373/2024 wef 01/05/2024S 522/2015 wef 01/09/2015

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 373/2024 wef 01/05/2024

For the purposes of —

(a)

ensuring compliance with the laws for the prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing; and (b)determining if there are any risks of money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing in any business relation or transaction or proposed business relation or transaction, a moneylender must —

(c)

evaluate every borrower and every agent, connected party and beneficial owner of a borrower, to determine if they are terrorists or terrorist entities within the meaning of the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act 2002; and

(d)

screen every borrower and every agent, connected party and beneficial owner of a borrower, against —

(i)

any lists and information provided by the Registrar and any relevant law enforcement authority; and

(ii)

any other source of information relating to money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing, as the Registrar may direct.

Subregulation 2

A moneylender must carry out the measures in paragraph (1) —

(a)

at the time the moneylender intends to grant, or is considering the grant of, a relevant loan to a borrower;

(b)

on a periodic basis after the moneylender establishes a business relation with a borrower; (c)whenever there is a change of or an update to the lists and information provided by the Registrar or any relevant law enforcement authority to the moneylender; and

(d)

whenever there is any change to an agent of a borrower, a connected party of a borrower or a beneficial owner of a borrower.

Subregulation 3

A moneylender must also carry out the measures in paragraph (1) in accordance with rule 6C.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 373/2024 wef 01/05/2024

A moneylender must document the results of the evaluation and screening of, and any determination made by the moneylender concerning the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing in relation to, a borrower or any agent, connected party or beneficial owner of a borrower.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 373/2024 wef 01/05/2024S 522/2015 wef 01/09/2015

A moneylender who contravenes paragraph (1)(c) or (d), (2), (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence.