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Contents

AML/CFT/CPF Handbook

  • Issued:04 September 2023
  • Effective from:01 September 2023

The AML/CFT/CPF Handbook is effective from 1 September 2023 and is applicable to all supervised persons. Supervised persons are described as ‘relevant persons’ in the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008.

Guide to the AML/CFT/CPF Handbook

Section 1 explains the legal framework underpinning the AML/CFT/CPF Codes of Practice and guidance notes.

Legislation

The Handbook contains references to paraphrased Jersey AML/CFT/CPF legislation. Refer to our legislation pages for links to the full laws.

Labelling

Label references and colour-coding have been used to make the AML/CFT/CPF Handbook easier to navigate. The key below sets out which elements of the Handbook are mandatory and which may be treated as guidance.

Glossary

If a term is defined in the glossary, it appears in the AML/CFT/CPF Handbook in italic text.

Guide to the AML/CFT/CPF Handbook

Our full Handbook document (glossary and sections 1-16) is always dated as at the latest change made anywhere in the Handbook. The standalone documents for each individual section show the date those sections were last updated. Different sections will therefore have varying effective dates based on when they were last updated.

Additional information sources

See our additional information sources - ML/TF/PF for a range of JFSC and third-party links where you can find further detail and guidance regarding money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing 

 

Terminology in the AML/CFT/CPF Handbook

The Proceeds of Crime (Supervisory Bodies)(Jersey) Law 2008, the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999 and the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008 make up a legal framework with each piece of legislation having a different purpose. As a result, each piece of legislation uses different terminology:

The legislation above refers to:

  • financial services business
  • relevant persons
  • Schedule 2 business
  • specified Schedule 2 business
  • registered persons
  • regulated persons
  • regulated business

Terminology we use

The AML/CFT/CPF Handbook covers persons that we supervise for compliance with the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism legislation who are supervised persons or who carry on supervised business. Therefore, to simplify the terminology in the AML/CFT/CPF Handbook:

  • where legislation is quoted, summarised or paraphrased, the terminology and definitions in that legislation are used
  • the Handbook’s AML/CFT/CPF Codes of Practice and guidance notes use the terms ‘supervised person’ or ‘supervised business’, except in circumstances where sector-specific terms are used.

Key

The below table is applicable to Sections 1-16 of this Handbook:

Section

Colour

Obligation explained

Section heading

Blue

Relates to all Supervised Persons (except Prescribed NPOs)

Sub heading

Grey

Relates to all Supervised Persons (except Prescribed NPOs)

Statutory requirements

Light blue

Mandatory for all Supervised Persons (except Prescribed NPOs)

AML/CFT/CPF Codes of Practice

Magenta

Mandatory for all Supervised Persons (except Prescribed NPOs)

Guidance notes

Green

Guidance for all Supervised Persons (except Prescribed NPOs)

The sector specific sections of this handbook (11-16) are labelled with the relevant sector.

The below table is applicable to section 17 of this Handbook, and only concerns Prescribed NPOs.

Section

Colour

Obligation explained

Section heading

Blue

Relates to Prescribed NPOs only

Sub heading

Grey

Relates to Prescribed NPOs only

Statutory requirements

Light blue

Mandatory for Prescribed NPOs only

Codes of Practice

Magenta

Mandatory for Prescribed NPOs only

Guidance notes

Green

Guidance for Prescribed NPOs only

AML/CFT/CPF Handbook - sections 1-18 and appendices

Sections 1-18 - effective 1 September 2023

Glossary

Glossary - tracked changes 4 September 2023

General sections

Section 1 – Introduction

Section 1 - Introduction - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 2 – Corporate governance

Section 2 – Corporate governance - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 3 – Identification measures - overview

Section 3 - Identification measures - overview - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 4 – Identification measures – finding out identity and obtaining evidence

Section 4 - Identification measures - finding out identity and obtaining evidence - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 5 – Identification measures – reliance on obliged persons

Section 5 – Identification measures – reliance on obliged persons- tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 6 – Ongoing monitoring

Section 6 – Ongoing monitoring - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 7 – Enhanced and simplified CDD measures

Section 7 – Enhanced and simplified CDD measures - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 8 – Reporting money laundering, the financing of terrorism or proliferation, and sanctions reporting obligations

Section 8 – Reporting money laundering, the financing of terrorism or proliferation, and sanctions reporting obligations - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 9 – Screening, awareness and training of employees

Section 9 - Screening, awareness and training of employees - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 10 – Record keeping

Section 10 - Record keeping - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Sector-specific sections

Section 11 – Wire transfers

Section 11 - Wire transfers - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 12 – Trust company business

Section 12 - Trust company business - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 13 – Fund and Security Services Activities

Section 13 – Fund and Security Services Activities - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 14 – Estate agents and high value dealers

Section 14 - Estate agents and high value dealers - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 15 – Lawyers

Section 15 - Lawyers - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 16 – Accountants

Section 16 - Accountants - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 17 – Prescribed non-profit organisations

Section 17 – Prescribed non-profit organisations - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Section 18 - Anti-Money Laundering Services Providers and their customers

Section 18 - Anti-Money Laundering Services Providers and their customers - tracked changes 4 September 2023

Appendices

Appendix A – JFCU’s suspicious activity report guidelines on the States of Jersey Police website

Appendix B – Equivalent countries and territories

Appendix B – Equivalent countries and territories (track changes version)

Appendix C – Written assurance template – Article 16 of the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008

Appendix D1 – Countries and territories for which a FATF call for action applies

Appendix D2 and amendments log – Countries, territories and areas identified as presenting a higher risk

Appendix E1 – Notification Point 2 Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/847 under EU Legislation (Information Accompanying Transfers of Funds) (Jersey) Regulations 2017

Appendix E2 – Notification Point 2 Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2015/847 under EU Legislation (Information Accompanying Transfers Of Funds) (Jersey) Regulations 2017

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