
Sanctions
and Asset-Freezing (Amendment of Law – Reporting Obligations) (Jersey)
Regulations 2019
Made 10th September 2019
Coming into
force 24th September 2019
THE STATES make these Regulations under Article 39 of
the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019[1] –
1 Article 32 (reporting obligations of relevant financial
institutions) of Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 amended
(1) In
the heading to Article 32 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019[2], after “institutions” there is inserted “and statutory authorities”.
(2) After
Article 32(3) of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019,
there is inserted –
“(4) A relevant statutory authority must give
information, held by that authority, to the Minister as soon as practicable
if –
(a) the information came to the relevant statutory
authority in the course of carrying out a function conferred on it under an
enactment; and
(b) the relevant statutory authority believes
that giving the information would facilitate –
(i) the
performance of a function of the Minister under this Law, or
(ii) the investigation or prosecution of an
offence under this Law.
(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4) a
relevant statutory authority is –
(a) the Jersey Financial Services Commission,
established by the Financial Services Commission (Jersey) Law 1998[3]; and
(b) any other person specified in an Order
under paragraph (6).
(6) The Minister may by Order specify a person
if –
(a) the person is established by an enactment;
and
(b) the Minister is satisfied, after consulting
that person, that the person has a function that is likely to result in the
person holding information that could facilitate –
(i) the
performance of a function of the Minister under this Law, or
(ii) the investigation or prosecution of an
offence under this Law.”.
2 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be
cited as the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Amendment of Law – Reporting
Obligations) (Jersey) Regulations 2019 and come into force 14 days after
they are made.
dr. m. egan
Greffier of the States