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United Kingdom

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Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 S.I. 2022/860 Effective Details Draft Draft: Completed Intro Introduced: Completed Committee In committee: Completed Passed Passed: Completed Enacted Enacted: Completed Effective Effective: Current

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

UK statutory instrument amending the 2017 Money Laundering Regulations. It introduced the cryptoasset Travel Rule, FCA change-in-control review, proliferation-financing controls, and wider beneficial-ownership and information-sharing measures.

Last action: Sep 1, 2023 - Cryptoasset Travel Rule begins

Profile S.I. 2022/860 — Made text
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 S.I. 2019/1511 Effective Details Draft Draft: Completed Intro Introduced: Completed Committee In committee: Completed Passed Passed: Completed Enacted Enacted: Completed Effective Effective: Current

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019

UK statutory instrument that implemented Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive changes and brought cryptoasset exchange and custodian wallet providers into the 2017 MLRs, with FCA registration and AML/CTF supervision from Jan. 10, 2020.

Last action: Jun 22, 2022 - Post-implementation review published

Next: Jun 30, 2026 - Most 2026 MLR amendments commence

Profile S.I. 2019/1511: official text Milestone source

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