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Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 🇬🇭

Ghana

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Coat of Arms
Republic of Ghana


The one thousand and forty-fourth

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana
entitled

Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020

  • Published by Government Gazette on 29 December 2020
  • Assented to on 29 December 2020
  • Commenced on 29 December 2020
AN ACT to consolidate the laws relating to the prohibition of money laundering, provide for the establishment of the Financial Intelligence Centre and for related matters.PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President

Money Laundering

1. Money laundering

(1)A person shall not engage in money laundering.
(2)A person commits an offence of money laundering if the person knows or ought to have known that a property is, or forms part of, the proceeds of unlawful activity and the person
(a)converts, conceals, disguises or transfers the property for the purpose of
(i)concealing or disguising the illicit origin of the property; or
(ii)assisting any person who is involved in the commission of the unlawful activity to evade the legal consequences of the…

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