Regulatory Alerts2020-08-26
Addition of Predicate Offence of Grievous Bodily Injury
The Federal Government of Pakistan has issued a notification under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010, to expand the list of predicate offences. New entries regarding severe bodily harm, specifically injuries caused by corrosive substances and specified skull fractures, have been formally inserted into the Schedule of the Act. These amendments update the legal framework to ensure that crimes involving grievous bodily injury are officially classified as predicate offences for money laundering purposes.
The Gazette of Pakistan
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
ISLAMABAD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020
PART II
Statutory Notifications (S. R. O.)
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
FINANCE DIVISION
(Internal Finance Wing)
[ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SECTION-I]
NOTIFICATION
Islamabad, the 13th July, 2020
S. R. O. 782(I)/2020.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 (VII of 2010) the Federal Government is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in the Schedule to the said Act, namely:—
In the aforesaid Schedule in Section-I, under the heading "The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860)", after the entry relating to "327" the following new entries shall be inserted, namely:—
"336A Hurt caused by corrosive substance.
337 (2)(e) and (f) (e) Shaijah-i-ammah and (f) Shaijah-i-damighah.
337 (3) (v) and (vi) (v) Causing fracture of the skull of the victim so that the wound touches the membrane of the brain; (vi) by causing fracture of the skull of the victim and the wound ruptures the membrane of the brain”.
[F. No. 2-1/ANL-III/2020.]
RAUF AHMAD, Deputy Secretary (AML).