Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, Anti-Restricted Activity Financing and Proceeeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Mar 2026 · Part IV · Reporting Obligations
25. Examination of a reporting institution
Feedback & supportFor the purposes of monitoring a reporting institution’s compliance with this Part, the competent authority or the regulatory or
*NOTE—Invoked pursuant to section 8 of this Act on institutions carrying on banking business, finance company business, merchant banking business and Islamic banking business which comes into operation on 15 January 2002–see P.U. (A) 20/2002.
46 Laws of Malaysia supervisory authority, as the case may be, may authorize an examiner to examine—
any of the reporting institution’s records or reports that relate to its obligations under this Part, which are kept at, or accessible from, the reporting institution’s premises; and
any system used by the reporting institution at its premises for keeping those records or reports.
In carrying out the examination under subsection (1), the examiner may—
ask any question relating to any record, system or report of a reporting institution; and
make any note or take any copy of the whole or part of any business transaction or activity of the reporting institution.