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Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 An Act to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from, or involved in, money-laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER 01 PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "Adjudicating Authority" means an Adjudicating Authority appointed under sub -section (1) of section 6 -; (b) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal established under section 25-; (c) "Assistant.....

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Chapter VIII

Title: Authorities

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....Joint Director, (b) Deputy Director, (c) Assistant Director, and (d) such other class of officers as may be appointed for the purposes of this Act. Section 49 - Appointment and powers of authorities and other officers (1) The Central Government may appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be authorities for the purposes of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Central Government may authorise the Director or an Additional Director or a Joint Director or a Deputy Director or an Assistant Director appointed under that sub-section to appoint other authorities below the rank of an Assistant Director. (3) Subject to such conditions and limitations as the Central Government may impose, an authority may exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on it under this Act. Section 50 - Powers of authorities regarding summons, production of documents and to give evidence, etc (1) The Director shall, for the purposes of section 13, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) while trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely:-- (a) discovery and.....

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 2002

..... (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Adjudicating Authority" means an Adjudicating Authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 6; (b) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal established under section 25; (c) "Assistant Director" means an Assistant Director appointed under sub-section (1) of section 49; (d) "attachment" means prohibition of transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of property by an order issued under Chapter III; 2[(da) "authorised person" means an authorised person as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999(42 of 1999);] (e) "banking company" means a banking company or a co-operative bank to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies and includes any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act; (f) "Bench" means a Bench of the Appellate Tribunal; (g) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal; (h) "chit fund company" means a company managing, conducting or supervising, as foreman, agent or in any other capacity, chits as defined in section 2 of the Chit Funds Act, 1982 (40 of 1982); (i).....

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 2002

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Adjudicating Authority" means an Adjudicating Authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 6; (b) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal established under section 25; (c) "Assistant Director" means an Assistant Director appointed under sub-section (1) of section 49; (d) "attachment" means prohibition of transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of property by an order issued under Chapter III; 2[(da) "authorised person" means an authorised person as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999(42 of 1999);] (e) "banking company" means a banking company or a co-operative bank to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) applies and includes any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act; (f) "Bench" means a Bench of the Appellate Tribunal; (g) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal; (h) "chit fund company" means a company managing, conducting or supervising, as foreman, agent or in any other capacity, chits as defined in section 2 of the Chit Funds Act, 1982 (40 of 1982); (i).....

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Section 50

Title: Powers of Authorities Regarding Summons, Production of Documents and to Give Evidence, Etc

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....shall be bound to attend in person or through authorised agents, as such officer may direct, and shall be bound to state the truth upon any subject respecting which they are examined or make statements, and produce such documents as may be required. (4) Every proceeding under sub-sections (2) and (3) shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of section 193 and section 228 of the Indian Penal Code. (5) Subject to any rules made in this behalf by the Central Government, any officer referred to in sub-section (2) may impound and retain in his custody for such period, as he thinks fit, any records produced before him in any proceedings under this Act: Provided that an Assistant Director or a Deputy Director shall not-- (a) impound any records without recording his reasons for so doing; or (b) retain in his custody any such records for a period exceeding three months, without obtaining the previous approval of the Director.

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Section 49

Title: Appointment and Powers of Authorities and Other Officers

State: Central

Year: 2002

(1) The Central Government may appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be authorities for the purposes of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Central Government may authorise the Director or an Additional Director or a Joint Director or a Deputy Director or an Assistant Director appointed under that sub-section to appoint other authorities below the rank of an Assistant Director. (3) Subject to such conditions and limitations as the Central Government may impose, an authority may exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on it under this Act.

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Section 48

Title: Authorities Under Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

There shall be the following classes of authorities for the purposes of this Act, namely:-- (a) Director or Additional Director or Joint Director, (b) Deputy Director, (c) Assistant Director, and (d) such other class of officers as may be appointed for the purposes of this Act.

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 Section 14

Title: Insertion of New Section 16a

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....Authorities functioning in the State and recommend appropriate action against them; (iii) to monitor the implementation of provisions of the Act and the rules and make suitable recommendations relating thereto, to the Board; (iv) to send such consolidated reports as may be prescribed in respect of the various activities undertaken in the State under the Act to the Board and the Central Government; and (v) any other functions as may be prescribed under the Act. (2) The State Board shall consist of,-- (a) the Minister in charge of Health and Family Welfare in the State, who shall be the Chairperson, ex officio; (b) Secretary in charge of the Department of Health and Family Welfare who shall be the Vice-Chairperson, ex officio; (c) Secretaries or Commissioners in charge of Departments of Women and Child Development, Social Welfare, Law and Indian System of Medicines and Homoeopathy, ex officio, or their representatives; (d) Director of Health and Family Welfare or Indian System of Medicines and Homoeopathy of the State Government, ex officio; (e) three women members of Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council; (f) ten members to be appointed by the State.....

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 Section 15

Title: Amendment of Section 17

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....legal action against the use of any sex selection technique by any person at any place, suo motu or brought to its notice and also to initiate independent investigations in such matter; (f) to create public awareness against the practice of sex selection or prenatal determination of sex; (g) to supervise the implementation of the provisions of the Act and rules; (h) to recommend to the Board and State Boards modifications required in the rules in accordance with changes in technology or social conditions; (i) to take action on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee made after investigation of complaint for suspension or cancellation of registration."; (iii) for sub-section (7), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-- "(7) No person who has been associated with the use or promotion of prenatal diagnostic techniques for determination of sex or sex selection shall be appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee.".

Competition Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....or market therefor; or (ii) technical or scientific development relating to goods or services to the prejudice of consumers; or (c) indulges in practice or practices resulting in denial of market access; or (d) makes conclusion of contracts subject to acceptance by other parties of supplementary obligations which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with the subject of such contracts; or (e) uses its dominant position in one relevant market to enter into, or protect, other relevant market. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, the expression - (a) "dominant position" means a position of strength, enjoyed by an enterprise, in the relevant market, in India, which enables it to- (i) operate independently of competitive forces prevailing in the relevant market; or (ii) affect its competitors or consumers or the relevant market in its favour; (b) "predatory price" means the sale of goods or provision of services, at a price which is below the cost, as may be determined by regulations, or production of the goods or provision of services, with a view to reduce competition or eliminate the competitors. SECTION 05: COMBINATION. -The.....