| Short Title: | Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 |
| Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Long Title: | An Act to provide for the offence of money laundering, the measures to be taken for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing offences and to provide for the forfeiture of property involved in or derived from money laundering and terrorism financing offences, as well as terrorist property, proceeds of an unlawful activity and instrumentalities of an offence, and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith. |
| Citation: | Act 613 |
| Territorial Extent: | Throughout Malaysia |
| Enacted By: | Dewan Rakyat |
| Date Passed: | 10 May 2001 |
| Enacted By2: | Dewan Negara |
| Date Passed2: | 6 June 2001 |
| Royal Assent: | 25 June 2001 |
| Date Commenced: | 5 July 2001 |
| Date Effective: | [15 January 2002, P.U. (B) 15/2002] |
| Bill: | Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2001 |
| Bill Citation: | D.R. 15/2001 |
| Introduced By: | Shafie Salleh, Deputy Minister of Finance |
| 1St Reading: | 9 April 2001 |
| 2Nd Reading: | 9 May 2001 |
| 3Rd Reading: | 10 May 2001 |
| Bill2: | Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2001 |
| Bill Citation2: | D.R. 15/2001 |
| Introduced By2: | Shafie Salleh, Deputy Minister of Finance |
| 1St Reading2: | 14 May 2001 |
| 2Nd Reading2: | 5 June 2001 |
| 3Rd Reading2: | 6 June 2001 |
| Amended By: | Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2002 [P.U. (A) 18/2002] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2003 [P.U. (A) 13/2003] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2003 [P.U. (A) 14/2003] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2004 [P.U. (A) 338/2004] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2004 [P.U. (A) 339/2004] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2005 [P.U. (A) 111/2005] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2005 [P.U. (A) 112/2005] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Order 2005 [P.U. (A) 416/2005] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of Second Schedule) (No 2) Order 2005 [P.U. (A) 417/2005] Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2006 [P.U. (A) 292/2006] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment) Act 2003 [Act A1208] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2007 [P.U. (A) 101/2007] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2007 [P.U. (A) 102/2007] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) (No. 2) Order 2007 [P.U. (A) 105/2007] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) (No. 3) Order 2007 [P.U. (A) 385/2007] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Order 2007 [P.U. (A) 435/2007] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2009 [P.U. (A) 327/2009] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) (No.2) Order 2009 [P.U. (A) 400/2009] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2010 [P.U. (A) 343/2010] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2010 [P.U. (A) 402/2010] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2011 [P.U. (A) 153/2011] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2012 [P.U. (A) 144/2012] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2014 [P.U. (A) 143/2014] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Invocation of Part IV) Order 2014 [P.U. (A) 144/2014] Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment) Act 2014 [Act A1467] Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2014 [P.U. (A) 291/2014] Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2014 [P.U. (A) 294/2014] |
| Status: | In force |
The Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (ms|Akta Pencegahan Pengubahan Wang Haram, Pencegahan Pembiayaan Keganasan dan Hasil daripada Aktiviti Haram 2001) is a Malaysian counter-terrorism legislation. It is enacted to provide for the offence of money laundering, the measures to be taken for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing offences and to provide for the forfeiture of property involved in or derived from money laundering and terrorism financing offences, as well as terrorist property, proceeds of an unlawful activity and instrumentalities of an offence, and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.
The Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, in its current form (1 December 2015), consists of 7 Parts containing 93 sections and 2 schedules (including 27 amendments).