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S.I. No. 307/2026 - European Union (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Administrative Sanctions) Regulations 2026

Type Statutory Instrument

Publication 2026-07-03

State In force

Text As published

Source Irish Statute Book

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd July, 2026.

I, JIM O’CALLAGHAN, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Directive (EU) 2024/1640 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024¹ on the mechanisms to be put in place by Member States for the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937, and amending and repealing Directive (EU) 2015/849, hereby make the following regulations:

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Administrative Sanctions) Regulations 2026.

2.

These Regulations shall come into operation on 30 June 2026.

3.

In these Regulations, “Act of 2010” means the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (No. 6 of 2010).

4.

Section 97(1) of the Act of 2010 is amended –

(a) in paragraph (k), by the substitution of “Member State;” for “Member State.”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (k):

“(l) the holder of the authorisation has failed or is failing to comply with an administrative sanction imposed on him or her, as a relevant provider (within the meaning of Chapter 11), that has taken effect in accordance with section 109Y(2).”.

5.

The Act of 2010 is amended by the insertion of the following Chapter after Chapter 10 of Part 4:

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