Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

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

Regulation 8

Audit and compliance

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

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 522/2015 wef 01/09/2015

For the purposes of rule 5(4)(d), a moneylender shall implement and maintain an audit function that is —

(a)

adequately resourced and independent; and

(b)

able to regularly assess the effectiveness of the internal policies, procedures and controls of the moneylender, and his compliance with these Rules.

Subregulation 2

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

For the purposes of rule 5(4)(e), a moneylender shall —

(a)

develop compliance management arrangements to continually review and update internal policies, procedures and controls for the prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing; and

(b)

appoint an employee or officer in a management position as the compliance officer in relation to the prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing.

Subregulation 3

The moneylender shall grant his compliance officer, as well as any other persons appointed to assist him, timely access to all borrower records and other relevant information which they may require to discharge their functions for the purposes of these Rules.

Subregulation 3A

Amended byS 522/2015 wef 01/09/2015

The moneylender must also ensure that the compliance officer, and any other persons appointed to assist the compliance officer, are suitably qualified and have adequate resources to discharge their functions under these Rules.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 522/2015 wef 01/09/2015

Any moneylender who contravenes paragraph (1), (2)(a) or (b), (3) or (3A) shall be guilty of an offence.