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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance Part 1 Section 2 (3) This section comes into operation on the day on which this Ordinance is published in the Gazette.

(4) The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend the date specified in subsection (2).

2. Interpretation

(1) Schedule 1 contains interpretation provisions that apply to this Ordinance in accordance with their terms.

(2) The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend Part 2 of Schedule 1.

3. Application to Government

This Ordinance applies to the Government, except as otherwise expressly provided.

4. Immunity

(1) A relevant authority or any other person does not incur any civil liability for anything done or omitted to be done by the relevant authority or the person in good faith in the performance or purported performance of a function conferred or imposed on the relevant authority by or under this Ordinance.

(2) The protection conferred by subsection (1) does not affect any liability of the Government for the thing done or omitted to be done by a public officer in the performance or purported performance of the relevant function.