Legislation
Acts, regulations and policy documents governing anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing in Malawi.
- Acts
Financial Crimes Act, 2017 (Act No. 14 of 2017)
The principal legislation establishing the Financial Intelligence Authority and criminalising money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing in Malawi.
Added 6 Oct 2017
- Acts
Financial Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2023
Amends the Financial Crimes Act, 2017 to strengthen Malawi's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework.
Added 1 Jan 2023
- Regulations
Money Laundering Regulations, 2011
Regulations made under the Money Laundering, Proceeds of Serious Crime and Terrorist Financing Act (Laws of Malawi, as at 31 December 2014).
Added 13 Nov 2017
- Regulations
Financial Crimes (Money Laundering) Regulations, 2020
Updated money laundering regulations issued under the Financial Crimes Act, 2017.
Added 1 May 2020
- Regulations
Financial Crimes (Suppression of TF and Proliferation) Regulations, 2017
Regulations on the suppression of terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Added 13 Nov 2017
- Regulations
Financial Crimes (Suppression of TF and PF) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023
Amends the 2017 regulations on the suppression of terrorist and proliferation financing.
Added 1 Jan 2023
- Regulations
Beneficial Ownership Regulations
Regulations governing the disclosure and maintenance of beneficial ownership information by legal persons and arrangements.
- Policy
National AML/CFT/CFP Policy, 2023
Malawi's National Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing Policy.
Added 1 Feb 2023