(1) In the case of a foreign politically exposed person and a family member or close associate of a foreign politically exposed person, a financial institution or person engaged in other business activity shall, in addition to the requirements under section 17 and Regulations —
(a) put in place risk management systems to determine whether a customer or the beneficial owner is a politically exposed person;
(b) obtain senior management approval before establishing, or continuing for an existing customer, a business relationship;
(c) take reasonable measures to establish the source of wealth and the source of funds of a customer and the beneficial owner who is identified as a politically exposed person;
(d) conduct enhanced ongoing monitoring of a business relationship.
(2) In the case of a domestic politically exposed person and an international politically exposed person and a family member or close associate of a domestic politically exposed person or an international politically exposed person, a financial institution or person engaged in other business activity shall, in addition to the requirements under section 17 and Regulations —
(a) take reasonable measures to determine whether a customer or the beneficial owner is a politically exposed person;
(b) where there is a high risk business relationship with a person under paragraph (a), adopt the measures under subsection (1)(b) to (d).
(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2), a customer who ceases to hold a post or position that qualified him or her as a politically exposed person shall not be treated as a politically exposed person, after a period of 2 years following the date on which he or she ceases to hold that post or position.
(Amended by Act 16 of 2021 and substituted by Act 5 of 2023)