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Article 28

No: M/20 Date(g): 25/10/2017 | Date(h): 5/2/1439 Status: In-Force

Effective from Nov 04 2017 - Nov 03 2017
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1.A Saudi national who has served his term of imprisonment due to money laundering crime shall be barred from travelling outside the Kingdom for a period equal to the term of imprisonment served.
2.Non-Saudis shall be deported from the Kingdom upon execution of their penalty with no possibility of return to the Kingdom..

24/1

A supervisory authority may exchange the following information with foreign counterparts where such information is requested by the foreign counterpart for anti-money laundering purposes:

 a.regulatory information and general information on the financial sector;
 b.prudential information such as information on a financial institution or designated non-financial business and profession ’s business activities, beneficial ownership, management and the fit and properness of any managers, directors, shareholders or beneficial owners; and
 c.Other relevant information such as on the internal policies, controls and procedures of a financial institution or designated non-financial business and profession, customer due diligence information, customer files, samples of accounts and transaction information.
 

24/2

Where a supervisory authority obtains information from a foreign counterpart, the supervisory authority shall obtain authorization from the foreign counterpart prior to any dissemination or use of the information received. And where a supervisory authority is obliged of declaration or reporting of information, then it shall inform the counterpart of this obligation.

24/3

A supervisory authority may apply supervisory measures on behalf of foreign counterparts and, as appropriate, facilitate the ability of the foreign counterpart to carry out consolidated group supervision.

24/4

A supervisory authority may exempt a specific category of reporting entities from the requirement in Article 5 of the Law to carry out an institutional risk assessment, if the supervisory authority has confirmed that the identified risks of the sector are clear and understood, or that a specific activity carried out by the financial institution or designated non-financial business and profession is of a low risk.

24/5

A supervisory authority may instruct a financial institutions or designated non-financial business and professions to take certain measures in relation to foreign branches and majority-owned subsidiaries that pose a higher risk, including placing additional controls on the branch or majority-owned subsidiary or the financial group, or requesting the financial group to close down its operations in the host country.

24/6

A financial institution or designated non-financial business and profession shall comply with any instructions, rules, guidelines or any other instruments issued by a supervisory authority, including an order under Article 24 (b) of the Law to provide any information as specified by the supervisory authority.