StCBs/DCCBs - Prevention of Money-laundering - Amendment Rules, 2009 - Obligation of banks / Financial institutions - আরবিআই - Reserve Bank of India
StCBs/DCCBs - Prevention of Money-laundering - Amendment Rules, 2009 - Obligation of banks / Financial institutions
RBI/2009-10/336 March 3, 2010 The Chairmen/CEOs of all State / Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Amendment Rules, 2009 - Obligation of Banks/Financial Institutions As you are aware Government of India vide its Notification No.13/2009/F.No.6/8/2009-ES dated November 12, 2009, has amended the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Rules, 2005. A copy of the Notification is enclosed for ready reference. 2. Some of the salient features of the amendment, relevant to state and central co-operative banks are as under:
3. Accordingly, in view of amendments to the above Rules, State and Central Co-operative Banks are required to : (i) Maintain proper record of all transactions involving receipts by non- profit organizations of value more than rupees ten lakh or its equivalent in foreign currency and to forward a report to FIU-IND of all such transactions in the prescribed format every month by the 15th of the succeeding month. (ii) In case of transactions carried out by a non-account based customer, that is a walk-in customer, where the amount of transaction is equal to or exceeds rupees fifty thousand, whether conducted as a single transaction or several transactions that appear to be connected, the customer's identity and address should be verified. Further, if a bank has reason to believe that a customer is intentionally structuring a transaction into a series of transactions below the threshold of Rs.50, 000/- the bank should verify identity and address of the customer and also consider filing a suspicious transaction report (STR) to FIU-IND. 4. State and Central Cooperative Banks are advised to strictly follow the amended provisions of PMLA Rules and ensure meticulous compliance to these Rules. Yours faithfully, (R.C.Sarangi) Encl: As above |