Malaysia legislation

Section 16

of ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCING AND PROCEEDS OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025

Section 16

Section 17 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

by inserting after the words “reporting institution”

the words “, or the director, officer or employee of the reporting institution”; and

(ii)

by inserting after the words “completed or terminated” the words “, whichever is later”;

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(b)

by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2)  A reporting institution, or the director, officer or employee of the reporting institution shall also maintain records to enable the reconstruction of any transaction or activity.”;

(c)

in subsection (3), by inserting after the words “reporting institution” the words “, or the director, officer or employee of the reporting institution”; and

(d)

in subsection (4), by substituting for the words “reporting institution which” the words “reporting institution which, or the director, officer or employee of the reporting institution who,”.

Amendment of section 18

Section 16 — ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCING AND PROCEEDS OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025