(1) This regulation applies when a relevant person is required to take any measures under regulation 27, 28 or 29.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) or (4), a relevant person must comply with the requirement to verify the identity of the customer, any person purporting to act on behalf of the customer and any beneficial owner of the customer before the establishment of a business relationship or the carrying out of the transaction.
(3) Provided that the verification is completed as soon as practicable after contact is first established, the verification of the customer, any person purporting to act on behalf of the customer and the customer’s beneficial owner, may be completed during the establishment of a business relationship if -
(a) this is necessary not to interrupt the normal conduct of business; and
(b) there is little risk of money laundering and terrorist financing.
(4) The verification by a credit institution or a financial institution of the identity of a customer opening an ac
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