# The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

S.I. 2022/393 · made 28 March 2022

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) and was subsequently amended by the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/827) and the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 3) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1218).

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-high-risk-countries-amendment-regulations-2022/pdf/uksi_20220393_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-high-risk-countries-amendment-regulations-2022/pdf/uksiem_20220393_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Financial Services
Approved by both Houses of ParliamentMade at 11.10 a.m. on 28th March 2022
Laid before Parliament at 4.00 p.m. on 28th March 2022
Coming into force 29th March 2022
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 (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 29th March 2022.

## 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. Burkina Faso
4. Cambodia
5. Cayman Islands
6. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
7. Haiti
8. Iran
9. Jamaica
10. Jordan
11. Mali
12. Malta
13. Morocco
14. Myanmar
15. Nicaragua
16. Pakistan
17. Panama
18. Philippines
19. Senegal
20. South Sudan
21. Syria
22. Turkey
23. Uganda
24. United Arab Emirates
25. Yemen”.

## Signature

Alan Mak
Rebecca Harris
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
At 11.10 a.m. on 28th March 2022

## 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) and was subsequently amended by the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/827) and the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 3) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1218).
On the new list, Zimbabwe is no longer classed as a high-risk third country for the purposes of enhanced customer due diligence requirements in regulation 33(3).
United Arab Emirates is now classed as a high-risk third country for the purposes of enhanced customer due diligence requirements in regulation 33(3).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/393 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-high-risk-countries-amendment-regulations-2022
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.