COMPANIES ACT: AMENDMENTS TO ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS GAZETTED AND IN FORCE

The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition has gazetted amendments to regulations under the Companies Act, 2008, aligning them with requirements in the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act, 2022. They came into effect on 24 May 2023.

Released in draft form in March 2023 for comment, among other things the amendments affect:

  • information verification
  • record-keeping
  • disclosing beneficial interests
  • documents to accompany annual returns, and
  • access to annual returns and related documentation.

Please click the links below for more details:

  • amendments
  • General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act

Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch

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