Regulation 45(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2015 requires every accountable person to submit to the Authority a compliance report setting out the level of compliance with the Act and Regulations and the Internal Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing Policy of the accountable person at the end of each calendar year.
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1. For domestic or foreign currency or negotiable bearer instruments which do not pass through the normal banking procedures or Uganda’s financial system, exceeding one thousand five hundred currency points, being transported or sent across the national borders of Uganda—
(a) the person intending to transport or send such currency or monetary instrument shall, before that person transports or sends the currency or monetary instrument, notify Uganda Revenue Authority on the form designated as Form C appended to the regulations made under this Act; and
(b) the Customs and Excise Department of the Uganda Revenue Authority shall without delay forward a copy of the Form C completed under the requirements of this section to the Authority;
2. Any person entering into Uganda and carrying domestic cash or foreign currency or negotiable bearer instruments exceeding one thousand five hundred currency points shall file a report designated as form D, provided by the Customs and Excise department appended to the regulations made under this Act and shall forward a copy to the Authority.
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Per Sections 20 (d) and 21 (i) and (j)of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, Cap 118 (as amended), and Regulations 34 and 35 of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2015, the Financial Intelligence Authority(FIA) hereby issues the following guidelines for the reporting of International Wire Transfers.
These guidelines are addressed to all Accountable Persons who facilitate international wire transfers, as specified in the second schedule of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2013 as amended.
The guidelines do not apply to financial institution-to-financial institution transfers and settlements, where both the originator person and the beneficiary person are financial institutions acting on their behalf.
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Section 8 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, Cap 118 requires accountable persons to record and file with the Financial Intelligence Authority all cash and monetary transactions exceeding 1,000 currency points (Ugx.20,000,000) using Form A. The Financial Intelligence Authority has developed the Large Cash Transactions Report template and respective guidelines for purposes of guiding the Accountable Persons in their reporting obligations.
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Section 9 of the Anti-Money Laundering ACT, Cap 118 mandates the Financial Intelligence Authority to monitor and obtain Suspicious Transactions Reports (STRs) from Accountable Persons. The Financial Intelligence Authority has developed the Suspicious Transactions Report template (Form B) and respective guidelines for purposes of guiding the Accountable Persons in their reporting obligations.
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