Relevant Legislation- Ireland and United Kingdom

Ireland

The primary piece of legislation in Ireland on anti-money laundering  and countering the financing of terrorism  is the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (referred to as the "CJA 2010"). This was amended by legislation in 2013, 2018 and 2021 and also by statutory instruments. These pieces of legislation are referenced below and the references are used throughout the money laundering pages on the website.

The provisions of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 were commenced in April 2021.For a  review of the Act please see our news item here. 

Anti-money laundering - this link contains the most relevant Irish legislation in respect of anti-money laundering. Follow the links to these Acts, Regulations and Statutory Instruments (SIs), together with links to other legislation. Useful articles and commentaries on the legislation, resources and other information can be found on the other AML pages.

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