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30. Money laundering and terrorist financing

(1) In any regulations or orders transposing money laundering measures contained within Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 (or in relation to any subsequent EU amending or successor measure) the Treasury shall have a duty to ensure, insofar as such regulations or orders relate to institutions regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority -

(a) reasonable regard and due prominence is given to -

(i) recital 33,

(ii) Article 13(2),

(iii) Article 15, and

(iv) Article 16 and Annex II;

(b) clarity is achieved with respect to the meaning and interpretation of “prominent public function” in the context of money laundering;

(c) reasonable regard and due prominence is given to Article 22 which recognises that a politically exposed person may have no prominent public function; and

(d) any interpretation of “adequate” in Article 20(b)(ii), and “enhanced” in Article 20(b)(iii) takes account of, and gives due prominence to, the provisions

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