Are all activities carried out by company secretaries subject to Part IV of the AMLA 2001? 公司秘书所进行的所有活动是否均受《2001年反洗黑钱、反恐融资及非法活动收益法令》(AMLA 2001)第四部分所规管?
Are all activities carried out by company secretaries subject to Part IV of the AMLA 2001? 公司秘书所进行的所有活动是否均受《2001年反洗黑钱、反恐融资及非法活动收益法令》(AMLA 2001)第四部分所规管?
Are all activities carried out by company secretaries subject to Part IV of the AMLA 2001?
Answer: Part IV of the AMLA is applicable to those carrying on Gazetted Activities as published in P.U.(A) 340/2004 and P.U.(A) 293/2006. For company secretaries, the activities are outlined under paragraph 4.. of SSM’s guidelines, i.e. all company secretaries who are whether in person or through a firm or company prepares or carries out the following activities –
1. act as a formation agent of legal entities;
2. act as or arrange for another person to act as a director or secretary of a company, a partner of a partnership, or a similar position in relation to other legal entities;
3. provide a registered office, business address or accommodation, correspondence or administrative address for a company, a partnership, or any other legal entities or arrangement;
4. act as or arrange for another person to act as a trustee of an express trust; or
5. act as or arrange for another person to act as a nominee shareholder for another person.