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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance Part 1 Section 1 HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Rh An Ordinance to provide for the imposition of requirements relating to customer due diligence and record-keeping on specified financial institutions; to provide for the powers of the relevant authorities to supervise compliance with those requirements and other requirements under this Ordinance; to provide for the regulation of the operation of a money service and the licensing of money service operators; to establish a review tribunal to review certain decisions made by the relevant authorities under this Ordinance; and to provide for incidental and related matters. [8 July 2011] Enacted by the Legislative Council. Part 1 Preliminary 1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), this Ordinance, except this section, comes into operation on 1 April 2012.