# The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021

S.I. 2021/827 · made 12 July 2021

These Regulations amend the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/692) (“the MLRs”) by substituting the list of high-risk third countries in Schedule 3ZA for a new list. Schedule 3ZA had originally been inserted into the MLRs by the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/392).

Made under: Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (Section 49, Schedule 2 paragraph 4, Schedule 2 paragraph 23)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-amendment-no-2-high-risk-countries-regulations-2021/pdf/uksi_20210827_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-amendment-no-2-high-risk-countries-regulations-2021/pdf/uksiem_20210827_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Financial Services
Approved by both Houses of ParliamentMade at 12.30 p.m. on 12th July 2021
Laid before Parliament at 4.00 p.m. on 12th July 2021
Coming into force 13th July 2021
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 49 of and paragraphs 4 and 23 of Schedule 2 to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, make the following Regulations.

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 13th July 2021.

## 2 Amendment of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017

(1) The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 are amended as follows.
(2) For Schedule 3ZA (high-risk third countries) substitute—
“SCHEDULE 3ZA
High-Risk Third Countries
Regulation 33(3)
1. Albania
2. Barbados
3. Botswana
4. Burkina Faso
5. Cambodia
6. Cayman Islands
7. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
8. Haiti
9. Iran
10. Jamaica
11. Malta
12. Mauritius
13. Morocco
14. Myanmar
15. Nicaragua
16. Pakistan
17. Panama
18. Philippines
19. Senegal
20. South Sudan
21. Syria
22. Uganda
23. Yemen
24. Zimbabwe”.

## Signature

Maggie Throup
Rebecca Harris
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
At 12.30 p.m. on 12th July 2021

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/692) (“the MLRs”) by substituting the list of high-risk third countries in Schedule 3ZA for a new list. Schedule 3ZA had originally been inserted into the MLRs by the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/392).
On the new list, Ghana is no longer classed as a high-risk country for the purposes of enhanced customer due diligence requirements in regulation 33(3).
Haiti, Malta, Philippines and South Sudan are now classed as high-risk countries for the purposes of enhanced customer due diligence requirements in regulation 33(3).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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