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Part IV · Provisions Relating to Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Relation to the Offence of Money Laundering

30. Requirements for assistance

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(1)

A request for assistance under section 27 shall:—

(a)

confirm either that an investigation or prosecution is being conducted into an offence under the law of the requesting State corresponding to an offence of money laundering or that a person has been convicted of such an offence;

(b)

state the grounds on which any person is being investigated or prosecuted for such offence or give details of the conviction of such person;

(c)

give particulars sufficient to identify any person referred to in the request;

(d)

give particulars sufficient to identify an Institution or other person believed to have information, documents or material or thing relevant to the investigation or prosecution referred to paragraph (a) ;

(e)

request the Authority to whom the request is addressed to obtain from the Institution or other person referred to in paragraph (d) all or any of the information, documents or material or thing referred to in paragraph (d);

(f)

specify the manner in which and the person to whom, any information, document, material or thing obtained pursuant to the request, is to be transmitted;

(g)

state whether or not an order of freezing or order of

Forfeiture required;

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(h)

contain such other information as may assist the execution of the request.

(2)

The Financial Intelligence Unit shall cause to be transmitted to the person referred to in paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section, any information, document, material or thing seized by, or delivered or produced to the

Financial Intelligence Unit, pursuant to an Order made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

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