Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Section - 13 - Powers of director to impose fine

Powers of director to impose fine.

13. (1) The Director may, either of his own motion or on an application made by any authority, officer or person, [make such inquiry or cause such inquiry to be made, as he thinks fit to be necessary, with regard to the obligations of the reporting entity, under this Chapter].

[(1A) If at any stage of inquiry or any other proceedings before him, the Director having regard to the nature and complexity of the case, is of the opinion that it is necessary to do so, he may direct the concerned reporting entity to get its records, as may be specified, audited by an accountant from amongst a panel of accountants, maintained by the Central Government for this purpose.

(1B) The expenses of, and incidental to, any audit under sub-section (1A) shall be borne by the Central Government.]

[(2) If the Director, in the course of any inquiry, finds that a reporting entity or its designated director on the Board or any of its employees has failed to comply with the obligations under this Chapter, then, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken under any other provisions of this Act, he may-

(a) - issue a warning in writing; or
(b) - direct such reporting entity or its designated director on the Board or any of its employe .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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