Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment of section 33AK of Central Bank Act 1942

29. Section 33AK of the Central Bank Act 1942 is amended, in subsection (10), in the definition of “supervisory EU legal acts”—

(a) in paragraph (ah), by the substitution of “12 December 20174 ,” for “12 December 2017;”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (ah):

“(ai) Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 20155 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC, as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 20186 ;”.

4 OJ No. L 345, 27.12.2017, p.1

5 OJ No. L 141, 5.6.2015, p.73

6 OJ No. L156, 19.6.2018, p.43