Regulatory Alerts2024-12-27
Notice: Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2024
The Minister of Finance of the Virgin Islands issued this notice under the Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2024 to appoint the effective date for the legislation. The notice declares that the Act shall come into force on January 2, 2025. This appointment fulfills the statutory requirement for the Minister to specify the commencement date via a notice published in the Gazette.
VIRGIN ISLANDS STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2024 NO. 74 FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2024 (No. 29 of 2024) A NOTICE MADE BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE UNDER SECTION 1(2) OF THE FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2024 DECLARING THE DATE ON WHICH THE SAID ACT SHALL COME INTO FORCE [Gazetted 27th December, 2024] WHEREAS it is provided by section 1(2) of the Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2024 (No. 29 of 2024) that the said Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister may, by Notice published in the Gazette, appoint; NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers vested in me, I hereby appoint the 2 nd day of January, 2025 to be the date on which the Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2024 shall come into force. Made by the Minister this 19th day of December, 2024. (Sgd.) Natalio D. Wheatley, Minister of Finance.