Anti-money Laundering and Other Matters Bill

Debated in Parliament on 2 Jul 2024.

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The Anti-money Laundering and Other Matters Bill seeks to update Singapore’s legal framework to better prevent, investigate, and prosecute money laundering, terrorism financing, and the financing of weapons of mass destruction proliferation, in line with recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force.
The bill introduces provisions for the handling of seized property to preserve its value and amends the procedures for managing such property.
It also includes consequential amendments to the Organised Crime Act 2015 to align with the updated framework.
The bill was presented by the Minister of State for Home Affairs and read for the first time, with a second reading scheduled for the next parliamentary sitting.

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"to amend certain Acts to give effect to certain recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force, to enhance the legal framework for preventing, investigating and prosecuting offences relating to money laundering, terrorism financing and the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to provide for the manner in which seized property may be dealt with to preserve its value, to make certain amendments to the procedure by which seized property is dealt with, and to make consequential amendments to the Organised Crime Act 2015",

presented by the Minister of State for Home Affairs (Ms Sun Xueling) on behalf of the Minister for Home Affairs; read the First time; to be read a Second time on the next available Sitting of Parliament, and to be printed.

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The Anti-money Laundering and Other Matters Bill seeks to update Singapore’s legal framework to better prevent, investigate, and prosecute money laundering, terrorism financing, and the financing of weapons of mass destruction proliferation, in line with recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force.
The bill introduces provisions for the handling of seized property to preserve its value and amends the procedures for managing such property.
It also includes consequential amendments to the Organised Crime Act 2015 to align with the updated framework.
The bill was presented by the Minister of State for Home Affairs and read for the first time, with a second reading scheduled for the next parliamentary sitting.

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Anti-money Laundering and Other Matters Bill

Debated in Parliament on 2 Jul 2024.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Anti-money Laundering and Other Matters Bill seeks to update Singapore’s legal framework to better prevent, investigate, and prosecute money laundering, terrorism financing, and the financing of weapons of mass destruction proliferation, in line with recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force.
The bill introduces provisions for the handling of seized property to preserve its value and amends the procedures for managing such property.
It also includes consequential amendments to the Organised Crime Act 2015 to align with the updated framework.
The bill was presented by the Minister of State for Home Affairs and read for the first time, with a second reading scheduled for the next parliamentary sitting.

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The Anti-money Laundering and Other Matters Bill seeks to update Singapore’s legal framework to better prevent, investigate, and prosecute money laundering, terrorism financing, and the financing of weapons of mass destruction proliferation, in line with recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force.
The bill introduces provisions for the handling of seized property to preserve its value and amends the procedures for managing such property.
It also includes consequential amendments to the Organised Crime Act 2015 to align with the updated framework.
The bill was presented by the Minister of State for Home Affairs and read for the first time, with a second reading scheduled for the next parliamentary sitting.

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Anti-money Laundering and Other Matters Bill

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