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Anti-Terrorism (Terrorist Financing) Regulations, 2013 · s 22

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s 22( 1)

The Authority may request a designated person to provide such information and documents concerning

(a}

property owned, held or controlled by or on behalf of the designated person; or

(b)

any disposal of such property.

(2)

The Authority may request a designated person or any other person to provide such information as the Authority may reasonably require about any property held and expenditure required -

(a)

by or on behalf of the designated person; or 399

{b)

for the benefit of the designated person.

(3)

Where the Authority requests that documents be produced, it may -

{a)

take copies of or extracts from any document so produced;

{b)

request any person producing a document to give an explanation of it; and

{c)

where that person is a body corporate, partnership or unincorporated body other than a partnership, request any person who is

(i)

in the case of a partnership, a present or former partner or employee of the partnership;

(ii)

in any other case, a present or former officer or employee of the body concerned, to give such an explanation.

(4)

Where the Authority request a designated person or any other person to produce documents, that person shall -

{a)

take reasonable steps to obtain the documents (if not already in the person's possession or control);

(b)

keep the documents under the person's possession or control

(except for the purpose of providing them to the .{\.uthority or as the

Authority may otherwise allow).

(5)

The power in sub-regulation [ 1) or (2) is exercisable only where the

Authority believes that it is necessary for the purpose of monitoring compliance with or detecting any contravention of these Regulations.

(6)

A request shall include a continuing obligation to keep the Authority informed as circumstances change, or on such regular basis as the Authority may specify.

(7)

A person commits an offence against this regulation who-

{a)

without reasonable excuse refuses or fails within the time and in the manner specified (or, if no time has been specified, within a reasonable time) to comply with any request made under this regulation;

(b)

knowingly or recklessly gives any information, or produces any document, which is false in a material particular in response to such a request;

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{c}

with intent to contravene the prov1s10ns of these Regulations, destroys, mutilates, defaces, conceals or removes any document; or

(d}

otherwise intentionally obstructs the Authority in the exercise of their powers under these Regulations.

(8)

Where a person commits an offence against this regulation, that person is required to comply with the request within such period as may be specified.

Disclosure of information.