Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017
G.S.R. 538(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (h), clause (i), clause (j) and clause (k) of sub-section (2) of section 73 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), the Central Government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India hereby makes the following further amendments to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005, -
(a) in rule 2, in sub-rule (1),-
(i) after clause (aa), following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
''(aaa) "Aadhaar number" means an identification number as defined under sub-section (a) of section 2 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016;
(aab) "authentication" means the process as defined under sub-section (c) of section 2 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016;
(aac) "Resident" means an individual as defined under sub-section (v) of section 2 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016;
(aad) "identity information" means the information as defined in sub-section (n) of section 2 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016;
(aae) "e -- KYC authentication facility" means an authentication facility as defined in Aadhaar (Authentication) Regulations, 2016;
(aaf) "Yes/No authentication facility" means an authentication facility as defined in Aadhar (Authentication) Regulations, 2016;'';
(ii) for clause (d), the portion beginning with "the passport, the driving licence" and ending with "in consultation with the Regulator" the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"the passport, the driving licence, the Voter's Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India, job card issued by NREGA duly signed by an officer of the State Government, the letter issued by the National Population Register containing details of name, address or any other document as notified by the Central Government in consultation with the Regulator"
(b) in rule 9, for sub-rule (4) to sub-rule (9), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:-
"(4) Where the client is an individual, who is eligible to be enrolled for an Aadhaar number, he shall for the purpose of sub-rule (1) submit to the reporting entity,-
(a) the Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India; and
(b) the Permanent Account Number or Form No.60 as defined in Income-tax Rules, 1962,
and such other documents including in respect of the nature of business and financial status of the client as may be required by the reporting entity:
Provided that where an Aadhaar number has not been assigned to a client, the client shall furnish proof of application of enrolment for Aadhaar and in case the Permanent Account Number is not submitted, one certified copy of an 'officially valid document' shall be submitted.
Provided further that photograph need not be submitted by a client falling under clause (b) of sub-rule (1).
(4A) Where the client is an individual, who is not eligible to be enrolled for an Aadhaar number, he shall for the purpose of sub-rule (1),...
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