Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010
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Extension of powers under Chapter 8 for purposes related to this Chapter. |
103.— (1) The functions of a State competent authority, in relation to designated persons, under Chapter 8 , may be performed by the Minister to assist him or her in carrying out functions in relation to trust or company service providers under this Chapter. | |
(2) For that purpose, sections 66 to 83 apply with any necessary modifications, including the following: | ||
(a) a relevant authorised officer has, in respect of trust or company service providers within the meaning of this Chapter, all of the functions that an authorised officer appointed by a State competent authority under section 72 has in respect of designated persons; | ||
(b) a judge of the District Court, in the case of an application under section 78 by a relevant authorised officer in respect of a trust or company service provider, has all of the functions that such a judge has, in the case of a similar application under that section by an authorised officer appointed by a State competent authority under section 72 , in respect of a designated person; | ||
(c) section 79 applies so as to enable a relevant authorised officer to be accompanied and assisted in the exercise of the officer’s powers as referred to in that section; | ||
(d) section 80 applies to a person who engages in conduct, referred to in that section, in relation to— | ||
(i) a relevant authorised officer, and | ||
(ii) any person accompanying and assisting the officer in accordance with section 79 as applied by paragraph (c). | ||
(3) This section has effect whether or not the Minister is the State competent authority for any class of trust or company service providers. | ||
(4) In this section “relevant authorised officer” means an authorised officer appointed by the Minister under section 72 , as applied by this section. |