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Annual Reports
The NCC publishes the annual reports in accordance with Article 11 of the National Coordinating Committee on Combating Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations, Subsidiary Legislation 373.02. These reports contain information on the operations together with details of other developments and initiatives of the National Coordinating Committee on Combating Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism and the supporting Secretariat during the year under review.
Annual Report Period Ending March 2022
Sectioral risk assessments
The National Coordinating Committee on Combating Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism (NCC) was established within the Ministry for Finance through Subsidiary Legislation S.L. 373.02. The NCC is the governing body responsible for the general oversight of Anti-Money Laundering / Combating the Funding of Terrorism (AML/CFT) policy, and therefore in charge of defining, overseeing and coordinating the implementation of such strategy. It is responsible for promoting effective collaboration between regulators and law enforcement agencies, and for monitoring interaction between them.
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Act No. V of 2021 – Proceeds of Crime Act – Link
Bill No 88 Various Laws (Better Administration of Justice) (Amendment) Bill – Link
Legal Notice 343 of 2019 – Various Laws (Better Administration of Justice (Amendment) 2019 (Act No. XXXI of 2019) Commencement NoticeA BILL 88 – Various Laws (Better Administration of Justice) (Amendment) Act, 2019 – Link
Criminal Code (Cap. 9 of Laws of Malta) – Link
Legal Notice 254 of 2017 – Asset Recovery Bureau Regulations (S.L.9.23) Commencement Notice – Link
Legal Notice 283 of 2018 – Asset Recovery Bureau Regulations, 2015 (L.N. 357 of 2015) Commencement Notice – Link
Act LXVIII of 2021 which amends the Proceeds of Crime Act (Chapter 621 of the Laws of Malta) – Link
L.N. 401 of 2020 – CBAR Regulations – Link
Prevention of Money Laundering (CAP327) Use of Cash (Restriction) Regulation, 2021 – Link
Legal Notice 26 of 2020 – Amending the PMLFTR to transpose a number of 5thAMLD provisions – Link
Act I of 2020 – Amending the PMLA to transpose some provisions of the 5th AMLD and address some technical deficiencies within the PMLA (identified by MONEYVAL) – Link
Legal Notice 77 of 2019 – Amending the PMLFTR to ensure that certain provisions found not to be in adherence to the 4th AMLD – Link
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Cap.373 of Laws of Malta) – Link
Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 373.01) – Link
Subsidiary Legislation 16.17 (Legal Notice 24 of 2020) relative to the Civil Code (Second Schedule) (Register of Beneficial Owners-Associations) Regulations – Link
Subsidiary Legislation 16.18 (Legal Notice 25 of 2020) relative to the Civil Code (Second Schedule) (Register of Beneficial Owners-Foundations) Regulations – Link
ACT No. LX of 2021 – An Act to amend the Companies Act, Cap. 386- Link
ACT No. XLVII of 2020 – An ACT to amend the Second Schedule to the Civil Code, Cap. 16and the Companies Act, Cap. 386 and to provide for related and ancillary provisions. – Link
L.N. 158 of 2019 – Companies Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendments) Regulations, 2019 – Link
L.N. 25 of 2022 Virtual Financial Assets Act (CAP. 590)Virtual Financial Assets (Amendment) Regulations, 2022-Link
Virtual Financial Assets Act, Cap 590 – Link
Act L of 2020 – Company Service Providers (Amendment) Act, 2020 – Link
Legal Notice 27 of 2020 Trust and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) Amendment Regulations 2020 – Link
Legal Notice 26 of 2020 Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 inclusion of additional Virtual Financial Assets provisions) – Link
Legal Notice 430 of 2018 – Prevention of Money Laundering Act Amendment Regulations 2018 (Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism – inclusion of Virtual Financial Assets provisions) – Link
Legal Notice 373 of 2017 Trust and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) Regulations 2017 – (Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Trust Ultimate Beneficial Owner Register Regulations 20/12/2017) – Link
An Act to amend legislation regulating the legal profession – Link
S.L. 583.03 – Gaming Licence Fees Regulations – Link
S.L. 583.04 – Gaming Definitions Rgulations – Link
S.L. 583.05 – Gaming Authorisations Regulations – Link
S.L. 583.06 – Gaming Compliance and Enforcement Regulations – Link
S.L. 583.07 – Gaming Premises Regulations- Link
S.L.583.08 – Gaming Player Protection Regulations- Link
S.L. 583.09 – Gaming Commercial Communications Regulations Regulations- Link
S.L.583.10 – Gaming Tax Regulations – Link
S.L.583.11 – Social Causes Fund Regulations- Link
S.L.583.12 – Retention of Data (MGA) Regulations – Link
Cap 583 – Gaming Act – Link
Directive on the Key Function of the Prevention of Money laundering and the Financing of Terrorism – Link
Legal Notice L.N. 261 of 2020, Trading Licences Act (CAP. 441) Trading Licences (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 – Link
L.N. 50 of 2022 – Income Tax Act (CAP. 123) Cooperation with Other Jurisdictions on Tax Matters (Amendment) Regulations, 2022-Link
Act No. XIX of 2021, An Act to amend legislation regulating the legal profession – Link
L.N. 117 of 2018 – Prevention of Money Laundering Act (CAP.373) National Coordinating Committee on Combating Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations, 2018 – Link
L.N 284 of 2021 – National Coordinating Committee on Combating Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 – Link
Government Gazette No. 20,602 of 6th April 2021 – Politically Exposed Persons – Link
Act XLV of 2020 – Various Laws (Removal from Office) (Amendment) – Link
Act XLIII of 2020 – Consitution of Malta Amendement – Link
Act XLI of 2020 – Judicial Review (Decisions not to Prosecute and Other Decisions of the Prosecution) – Link
Act No LII of 2020 – An Act to further amend the Criminal Code, Cap 9, 13 November 2020 – Link
ACT No. XLIII of 2020, The legal amendments to the Criminal Code and to Chapter 373 that effected the strengthening of the sharing of information as indicated in Act XLIII of 2021: Various Laws relating to the Facilitating of the Use of Financial and other Information (Amendment) Act, 2021.published on the 20th July 2021 – Link
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, Cap. 123, the Duty on Documents and
Transfers Act, Cap. 364, the Income Tax Management Act, Cap. 372, and the Value Added Tax Act, Cap. 406 – Link
Act No. XXXII of 2020 – Real Estate Agents, Property Brokers and Property Consultants Act, 2020, Bill No. 129 – Link
Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2018/843 – Link
Regulation (EU) 2015/849 – Fourth Money Laundering Directive – Link
Directive (EU) 2018/843 – Directive Amending the Fourth Money Laundering Directive – Link
Regulation (EU) 2015/847 – Information accompanying transfers of funds – Link
2005/60/EC – Third Money Laundering Directive – Link
2006/70/EC – Implementation Directive – Link
Regulation (EC) 1781/2006 – Link
Directive (EU) 2018/843 – Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive – Link