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Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (Act 613).

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Abstract
This Act shall apply to any serious offence, foreign serious offence or unlawful activity whether committed before or after the commencement date. The Second Schedule of the Act establishes offences/penalties related to different areas of illegal activities, such as (a) the Fisheries Act 1985 (Act 317) 165/2017: Section 8: Offence for fishing without licence or in contravention of condition or direction. Section 11: Licence in respect of local fishing vessel, fishing stakes, fishing appliance, fish aggregation device or marine culture system. Section 15: Foreign fishing vessel in Malaysian fisheries waters. Section 16: Passage of foreign fishing vessel through Malaysian fisheries waters. Section 20: Bringing into or having in Malaysian fisheries waters fish taken or received from foreign fishing vessel;
(b) the International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 (Act 686) 294/2014: Section 10: Import and export of scheduled species. Section 11: Re-export and introduction from the sea of scheduled species. Section 12: Possession of scheduled species Section 13Scheduled species in transit. Section 14: Breeding or propagation of scheduled species;
(c) the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716) 294/2014. Section 60: Hunting, etc., protected wildlife without licence. Section 61: Hunting, etc., immature protected wildlife without licence. Section 62: Hunting, etc., female of protected wildlife without licence. Section 63: Carrying out business of dealing, etc., without licence. Section 64: Collecting birds’ nests without licence. Section 65: Importing, etc., protected wildlife without licence. Section 66: Operating zoo, etc., without permit. Section 68: Hunting, etc., totally protected wildlife without special permit. Section 69: Hunting, etc.
Long title of text
An Act to provide for the offence of money laundering, the measures to be taken for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing offences and to provide for the forfeiture of property involved in or derived from money laundering and terrorism financing offences, as well as terrorist property, proceeds of an unlawful activity and instrumentalities of an offence, and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.
Notes
Consolidated version of the Act of 25 June 2001 as amended last by PU(A) 424/2017.
Repealed
No
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English

Legislation Amendment
No