The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations, SI 2022/782 set out a new list of high-risk third countries in relation to which enhanced due diligence requirements apply under the principal Money Laundering Regulations. Gibraltar has been added and Malta removed. The changes apply from 12 July 2022.
The UK list is routinely updated to mirror the list of countries regarded as high risk by the Financial Action Task Force.
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations, SI 2022/782 set out a new list of high-risk third countries in relation to which enhanced due diligence requirements apply under the principal Money Laundering Regulations. Gibraltar has been added and Malta removed. The changes apply from 12 July 2022.
The UK list is routinely updated to mirror the list of countries regarded as high risk by the Financial Action Task Force.
