Malaysia legislation

Section 17

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

Section 17

Section 18 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

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

and

(b)

by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsections:

“(5a)  For the purposes of subsections (1), (2) and (3), the competent authority may issue any directions, instruction, guideline, circular, standard, notice, specification or requirement to, or impose any condition on, a reporting institution, or the director, officer or employee of the reporting institution on the opening of account or conducting business relationship, transaction or activity in fictitious, false or incorrect name.

(5b)

The reporting institution, or the director, officer or employee of the reporting institution shall comply with the directions, instruction, guideline, circular, standard, notice, specification or requirement issued, or the condition imposed under subsection (5a).”.

Amendment of section 19

Section 17 — ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCING AND PROCEEDS OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025