Key Legislations - Compliance Commission of The Bahamas
The legal basis of AML/CFT obligations for DNFBPs under the supervision of the Compliance Commission and legal framework are outlined in the following Key Legislations:
- Anti-Terrorism Act, 2018
- Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Anti-Terrorism Regulations, 2019
- Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Regulations, 2019
- Financial Intelligence Unit Act, 2023
- Financial Intelligence (Transactions Reporting) Regulations, 2001
- Financial Transactions Reporting Act, 2018
- Financial Transactions Reporting Regulations, 2018
- Financial Transactions Reporting (Wire Transfer Regulations), 2018
- International Obligations (Economic and Ancillary Measures) Act, 1993
- International Obligations (Economic and Ancillary Measures) (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Proceeds of Crime Act, 2018
- Travellers Currency Declaration (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Register of Beneficial Ownership Act 2018
- Register of Beneficial Ownership (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Register of Beneficial Ownership (Amendment) (No 2) Act, 2019
- Register of Beneficial Ownership (Amendment) Act 2020
- Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) Act – Exo 20th May, 2022
- Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act – Exo 22nd April, 2022 (c) (Acts No. 3 of 2022)
- Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2022 – Exo 22nd April, 2022 (c) (Acts No. 4 of 2022)
- Register of Beneficial Ownership (Amendment) – Exo 22nd April, 2022 (c) (Acts No. 5 of 2022)