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Regulation 5 Exceptions

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(1)

It is not an offence under regulation 3 or 4 to credit a frozen account with—

(a)

interest or other earnings due on the account; or

(b)

payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose before the account became a frozen account.

(2)

It is not an offence under regulation 4 for a relevant institution to credit a frozen account where it receives funds transferred to the account.

(3)

Regulation 3 applies to any funds credited to a frozen account in accordance with this regulation.

(4)

In this regulation “frozen account” means an account with a relevant institution which is held or controlled by a designated person.