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PART 1 – INTRODUCTORY 5

1 Short title .......................................................................................................................... 5
2 Commencement .............................................................................................................. 5
3 Interpretation ................................................................................................................... 5
PART 2 — FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT 6

4 Establishment of Financial Intelligence Unit .............................................................. 6
5 FIU’s general functions .................................................................................................. 7
6 FIU’s general powers...................................................................................................... 7
7 Powers of FIU as to information relating to financial crime .................................... 8
8 Operational control ......................................................................................................... 8
9 Codes of practice ............................................................................................................. 8
10 Interpretation of Part 2 ................................................................................................... 9
PART 3 — SPECIAL POWERS OF DESIGNATED FIU STAFF 9

11 Designation of FIU staff as persons having powers of constable etc ...................... 9
12 Person having powers of a constable ......................................................................... 11
13 Person having powers of officer of customs and excise .......................................... 11
14 Evidence of designation ............................................................................................... 12
15 Assaults, obstruction or deception in connection with designated persons ........ 12
16 Modification of enactments: designated persons ..................................................... 13
17 Interpretation of Part 3 ................................................................................................. 13
PART 4 — GATHERING INFORMATION 14

18 Power to gather additional information .................................................................... 14
19 Criteria for making a request ...................................................................................... 15
20 Offence for failing to comply with request ............................................................... 15
21 Interpretation of Part 4 ................................................................................................. 16
PART 5 — USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 17

22 Use of information by FIU ........................................................................................... 17
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23 Disclosure of information by FIU .............................................................................. 17
24 Disclosure of information to FIU ............................................................................... 17
25 Restrictions on further disclosure .............................................................................. 18
26 Offence for failing to comply with restriction on further disclosure .................... 18
27 Amendment of enactments: disclosure of information .......................................... 19
28 Interpretation of Part 5 ................................................................................................ 19
PART 6 — MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY 19

29 Prosecution of offences relating to financial crime .................................................. 19
30 General duty to pass information .............................................................................. 20
31 General duty to assist FIU ........................................................................................... 20
32 Regulations .................................................................................................................... 21
33 Data Protection Act 2002 not affected ....................................................................... 21
34 Transfer of staff and property .................................................................................... 21
35 Expenses ........................................................................................................................ 22
36 Amendments ................................................................................................................. 22
SCHEDULE 1 23

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT 23
PART 1 — FIU PROCEEDINGS 23

PART 2 — DIRECTOR 24

PART 3 — FIU BOARD 25

PART 4 — ORGANISATION AND STAFF 27

PART 5 — REPORTS AND INSPECTIONS 29

SCHEDULE 2 31

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS 31
SCHEDULE 3 33

AMENDMENTS 33
ENDNOTES 35

TABLE OF ENDNOTE REFERENCES 35

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FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT ACT 2016

Signed in Tynwald: 19 April 2016
Received Royal Assent: 19 April 2016
Announced to Tynwald: 19 April 2016
AN ACT
to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit; to confer functions on it; and
for connected purposes.
BE IT ENACTED
by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Council and Keys in Tynwald assembled, and by the authority of the
same, as follows:—
PART 1 – INTRODUCTORY

1 Short title

The short title of this Act is the Financial Intelligence Unit Act 2016.
2 Commencement

(1) This Act, except section 1 and this section, comes into operation on such
day or days as the Department of Home Affairs (“DHA
”) may by order
appoint.1

(2) An order under subsection (1) may include such supplemental,
incidental, consequential and transitional provisions as appear to the
DHA to be necessary or expedient.
3 Interpretation

(1) In this Act —
“Board
” means the FIU Board appointed under Schedule 1;
“DHA
” means the Department of Home Affairs;
“Director
” means the Director of the FIU appointed under Schedule 1;
“financial crime
” includes —
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(a) money laundering;
(b) terrorist financing and proliferation; and
(c) other crime which the Board, with the agreement of the DHA,
considers to be financial crime for the purposes of this Act;
“FIU
” means the Financial Intelligence Unit;
“financial year
”, in relation to the FIU, means —
(a) the period beginning with the date on which the FIU is
established and ending with the following 31st March; and
(b) each successive period of 12 months ending with 31st March; and
“the police force
” means the Isle of Man Constabulary.
(2) For the purposes of this Act —
(a) crime includes alleged crime; and
(b) detecting crime includes —
(i) considering whether any crime or alleged crime has been
committed;
(ii) establishing by whom, for what purpose, by what means
and generally in what circumstances any crime was
committed; and
(iii) the apprehension of the person by whom any crime was
committed,
and any reference to preventing or detecting crime is to be
construed accordingly.
(3) The DHA may by order amend the definition of financial crime in
subsection (1).
(4) Before it makes an order under subsection (3), the DHA must consult the
FIU and the Board.
(5) An order under subsection (3) must not come into operation unless it is
approved by Tynwald.
PART 2 — FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT

4 Establishment of Financial Intelligence Unit

(1) The Financial Intelligence Unit (“FIU
”) is established as a body
corporate.
(2) Schedule 1, which makes provision about the constitution, functions,
Director, Board and staff of the FIU and other matters relating to it, has
effect.
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(3) The Statutory Boards Act 1987 applies to the FIU to such extent as may be
specified in an order made by the DHA (but not otherwise).
(4) Before it makes an order under subsection (3), the DHA must consult the
FIU and the Board.
(5) An order under subsection (3) must not come into operation unless it is
approved by Tynwald.
5 FIU’s general functions

(1) The FIU has the functions of —
(a) receiving, gathering, analysing, storing and sharing information
about financial crime (whether in the Island or elsewhere);
(b) assisting with the prevention and detection of crime, and in
particular, financial crime (whether in the Island or elsewhere);
(c) cooperating with law enforcement agencies (see section 10); and
(d) contributing to the reduction of crime, and in particular, financial
crime and to the mitigation of its consequences.
(2) The FIU also has such other functions as are conferred on it under this
Act (including regulations made under section 32) or under any other
statutory provision.
6 FIU’s general powers

P2005/15/5
(1) The FIU may in pursuance of any of its functions —
(a) request the Attorney General to recommend to the appropriate
person that an investigation is carried out concerning an offence
or alleged offence in relation to financial crime;
(b) at the request of the Chief Constable, act in support of any
activities of the police force;
(c) at the request of the chief officer of any police force or
constabulary outside the Island, act in support of any activities of
that force or constabulary;
(d) at the request of any law enforcement agency (see section 10), act
in support of any activities of that agency;
(e) enter into other arrangements for co-operating with bodies or
persons (in the Island or elsewhere); and
(f) provide or assist with the provision of awareness training in
relation to financial crime.
(2) The “appropriate person” for the purposes of section 6(1)(a) means —
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(a) the Collector of Customs and Excise in relation to an offence or
alleged offence under “the customs and excise Acts” as defined in
section 184 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1986; or
(b) in any other case, the Chief Constable.
(3) The FIU also has such other powers as are conferred on it under this Act
(including regulations made under section 32) or under any other
statutory provision.
(4) The FIU may, in respect of any matter in connection with any of its
functions, furnish such assistance as it considers appropriate in response
to requests made by any government or other body exercising functions
of a public nature in any country or territory outside the Island.
7 Powers of FIU as to information relating to financial crime

P2005/15/3
(1) The FIU may share information in its possession or control relating to
financial crime with —
(a) the police force;
(b) any other police force or constabulary outside the Island;
(c) the Collector of Customs and Excise;
(d) law enforcement agencies (see section 10); or
(e) such other persons (in the Island or elsewhere) as it considers
appropriate in connection with any of its functions.
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to sections 23 (disclosure of information by FIU)
and 25 (restrictions on further disclosure).
8 Operational control

(1) General operational control in relation to the activities carried out in the
exercise of the FIU’s functions is to be undertaken in accordance with
paragraph 1 of Schedule 1.
(2) Every member of staff of the FIU, including each officer (permanent or
temporary) serving (whether as employee, secondee or otherwise) with
the FIU, is under the direction and control of the FIU.
(3) This section does not affect the generality of paragraph 1 of Schedule 1.
9 Codes of practice

P2005/15/10
(1) The DHA may issue codes of practice relating to the exercise by the FIU
of any of its functions.
(2) Before issuing a code of practice the DHA must consult the FIU and the
Board and may consult such other persons as it considers appropriate.
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(3) Codes of practice under this section must be laid before Tynwald as soon
as practicable after they are made, and if Tynwald at the sitting at which
a code is laid or at the next following sitting resolves that it is to be
annulled, it ceases to have effect.
10 Interpretation of Part 2

(1) In this Part —
“assigned matters
” has the meaning given by section 184(1) of the Customs and
Excise Management Act 1986;
“law enforcement agency
” means —
(a) in respect of assigned matters and revenue matters, the Treasury;
(b) the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority;
(c) the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission;
(d) in relation to matters of consumer protection and trading
standards, the Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading;
(e) any other person who is charged with the duty of investigating
offences or charging offenders; and
(f) any other person who is engaged outside the Island in the
carrying on of activities similar to any carried on by the FIU, the
police force, the Collector of Customs and Excise or a law
enforcement agency mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e); and
“revenue matters
” includes matters of direct taxation or indirect taxation and
further includes mutual assistance work undertaken by —
(a) the Collector of Customs and Excise (including cooperation in
relation to value added tax and customs and excise matters); and
(b) the Income Tax Division of the Treasury (including cooperation in
relation to tax information exchange matters).
(2) The DHA may by order amend a definition in subsection (1).
(3) Before it makes an order under subsection (2), the DHA must consult the
FIU and the Board.
(4) An order under subsection (2) must not come into operation unless it is
approved by Tynwald.
PART 3 — SPECIAL POWERS OF DESIGNATED FIU STAFF

11 Designation of FIU staff as persons having powers of constable etc

P2005/15/43
(1) For the purposes of discharging its functions the FIU may designate
members of the staff of the FIU as one or more of the following —
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(a) a person having the powers of a constable;
(b) a person having the powers of an officer of Customs and Excise.
(2) A designation under subsection (1) —
(a) may be made subject to any limitations specified in the
designation (whether as to the powers exercisable by virtue of it,
the purposes for which they are exercisable or otherwise); and
(b) has effect either for a period so specified or without limit of time.
(3) Subsection (2) applies subject to any modification or withdrawal of the
designation by the FIU.
(4) A member of the staff of the FIU may be designated as a person having
any of the powers mentioned in subsection (1) whether or not that
member —
(a) already has (for any reason) any powers falling within that
subsection; or
(b) had any such powers before becoming a member of staff of the
FIU.
(5) But a person must not be designated as a person having any of the
powers mentioned in subsection (1) unless the FIU is satisfied that that
person—
(a) is capable of effectively exercising the powers that would be
exercisable by virtue of the designation;
(b) has received adequate training in respect of the exercise of those
powers; and
(c) is otherwise a suitable person to exercise those powers.
(6) Where a member of staff of the FIU —
(a) before becoming such a member, held an office by virtue of which
that person had any powers falling within subsection (1); and
(b) has not resigned that office,
the powers and duties of that office are to be treated as suspended so
long as that person remains a member of staff of the FIU, and revive if
(and only if) on ceasing to be a member of staff of the FIU the person
returns to service as the holder of that office.
(7) References in this section to the powers of a constable or the powers of
an officer of Customs and Excise are to be read and construed in
accordance with the following provisions of this Part.
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12 Person having powers of a constable

P2005/15/46
(1) This section applies to a member of the staff of the FIU who is for the
time being designated under section 11 as a person having the powers of
a constable.
(2) The designated person has all the powers and privileges of a constable in
the Island.
(3) If any of those powers and privileges, when exercisable by a constable,
are exercisable elsewhere than in the Island or the waters adjacent to the
Island, they are similarly exercisable by the designated person.
(4) The designated person also has any powers exercisable by virtue of
subsection (5).
(5) Any enactment under which a constable may be authorised by warrant
to exercise any power in relation to any matter has effect, for the purpose
of enabling the designated person to be authorised to exercise the power
in relation to any such matter, as if the designated person were a
constable.
(6) Subsections (2) to (5) have effect subject to any limitation specified in the
designation in accordance with section 11(2).
(7) In this section references to the powers and privileges of a constable are
references to the powers and privileges of a constable whether under any
enactment or otherwise.
13 Person having powers of officer of customs and excise

P2005/15/48
(1) This section applies to a member of the staff of the FIU who is for the
time being designated under section 11 as a person having the powers of
an officer of Customs and Excise.
(2) The designated person has the same powers as an officer of Customs and
Excise.
(3) If any of those powers, when exercisable by an officer of Customs and
Excise, are exercisable elsewhere than in the Island or the waters adjacent
to the Island, they are similarly exercisable by the designated person.
(4) The designated person also has any powers exercisable by virtue of
subsection (5).
(5) Any enactment under which an officer of Customs and Excise may be
authorised by warrant to exercise any power in relation to any customs
matter has effect, for the purpose of enabling the designated person to be
authorised to exercise the power in relation to any such matter, as if the
designated person were an officer of Customs and Excise.
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(6) Subsections (2) to (5) have effect subject to any limitation specified in the
designation in accordance with section 11(2).
(7) In this section references to the powers of an officer of Customs and
Excise are references to the powers of an officer of Customs and Excise
whether under any enactment or otherwise.
14 Evidence of designation

P2005/15/50(1)
If a designated person —
(a) exercises any power in relation to another person in reliance on
the designation under section 11(1); or
(b) purports to do so,
that designated person must produce evidence of designation to the other
person if requested to do so.
15 Assaults, obstruction or deception in connection with designated

persons

P2005/15/51
(1) A person commits an offence if that person assaults —
(a) a designated person acting in the exercise of a relevant power; or
(b) a person who is assisting a designated person in the exercise of
such a power.
(2) A person commits an offence if that person resists or wilfully
obstructs —
(a) a designated person acting in the exercise of a relevant power; or
(b) a person who is assisting a designated person in the exercise of
such a power.
(3) A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive, that person —
(a) impersonates a designated person;
(b) makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest
that the person is a designated person; or
(c) makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest
that the person has powers as a designated person that exceed the
powers the person actually has.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (3) is liable on
summary conviction —
(a) to custody for a term not exceeding 6 months; or
(b) to a fine not exceeding £5,000,
or to both.
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(5) In this section “relevant power
”, in relation to a designated person,
means a power or privilege exercisable by that person by virtue of the
designation under section 11(1).
16 Modification of enactments: designated persons

P2005/15/52
(1) The DHA may by order provide for any enactment (or description of
enactments) to apply in relation to —
(a) designated persons; or
(b) the exercise of powers by such persons,
with such modifications as it considers necessary or expedient.
(2) An order under this section may include provision for or in connection
with —
(a) extending to such persons any exemption or protection afforded
by an enactment to any other description of persons;
(b) providing for the disclosure of information to, or the doing of
other things in relation to, such persons under any enactment;
(c) conferring on the Director functions exercisable in relation to such
persons.
(3) Subsection (2) does not affect the generality of subsection (1).
(4) In this section any reference to designated persons includes a reference to
any description of such persons.
(5) Before exercising the power conferred by subsection (1) in relation to an
enactment which (expressly or otherwise) confers any function on —
(a) the Treasury in respect of any tax, duty or import or export
restriction; or
(b) an officer of Customs and Excise,
the DHA must consult the Treasury.
(6) An order under this section must not come into operation unless it is
approved by Tynwald.
17 Interpretation of Part 3

P2005/15/54
(1) In this Part —
“designated person
” means a person for the time being designated under
section 11; and
“waters adjacent to the Island
” means the sea and other waters within the
seaward limits of the Island’s territorial sea.
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(2) Any reference in this Part to the exercise of powers by virtue of a
designation under section 11(1) is, in a case where any limitations were
imposed under subsection (2) of that section, a reference to their exercise
in conformity with those limitations.
PART 4 — GATHERING INFORMATION

18 Power to gather additional information

(1) This section applies where —
(a) the FIU receives information provided by an initial provider (see
section 21); and
(b) the FIU reasonably considers that, for the proper fulfilment of any
of its functions, it is necessary or expedient to seek additional
information from a person specified in subsection (3).
(2) The information provided under subsection (1) may be, but does not
have to be, information comprising a disclosure under —
(a) Part 3 (money laundering) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2008;
(b) Part III (terrorist property) of the Anti-Terrorism and Crime Act
2003; or
(c) any other statutory provision prescribed in regulations made
under section 32.
(3) The person referred to in subsection (1)(b) may be —
(a) the initial provider; or
(b) a person who is not the initial provider but who —
(i) is mentioned in or is otherwise identifiable from the
information received; or
(ii) to the reasonable knowledge or belief of the FIU, holds
information that is relevant to the analysis of the
information received.
(4) Where this section applies the FIU may make a request to the person
referred to in subsection (3), in accordance with the criteria specified in
section 19, for the provision of additional information.
(5) Upon receipt of a request under subsection (4), the person must provide
the additional information in such form and by such time or within such
date as the FIU reasonably requires.
(6) Information provided under this section is not admissible in evidence in
criminal proceedings against the person providing it or any of the
person’s employees, except in relation to an offence under section 20.
(7) Subject to section 33 (Data Protection Act 2002 not affected), the provision
of information under this section does not breach —
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(a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person providing it; or
(b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however
imposed).
19 Criteria for making a request

(1) A request under section 18(4) is duly made if —
(a) it is made reasonably;
(b) it relates to information falling within a category specified in
subsection (2);
(c) it specifies the nature of the information sought;
(d) it specifies a reasonable period within, or date by which, the
information must be provided; and
(e) it is made in writing.
(2) The categories of information which may be sought are —
(a) information which may be obtained as a result of the application
of the AML/CFT requirements (see section 21) to a person
carrying on business in the regulated sector;
(b) any other information which is necessary to determine whether a
person is a customer (see section 21) or beneficial owner (see
section 21) in relation to a transaction or activity of any nature; or
(c) the particulars of specified transactions or activities which have
been carried out during a specified period.
(3) The DHA may by order amend subsection (2) to vary the categories of
information that may be sought.
(4) Before it makes an order under subsection (3), the DHA must consult the
FIU and the Board.
(5) An order under subsection (3) must be laid before Tynwald as soon as
practicable after it is made, and if Tynwald at the sitting at which the
order is laid or at the next following sitting resolves that it is to be
annulled, it ceases to have effect.
20 Offence for failing to comply with request

(1) A person who fails to comply with a request under section 18(4) commits
an offence.
(2) It is a defence for a person charged under subsection (1) to prove —
(a) that the information requested was not in the person’s possession;
or
(b) that it was not reasonably practicable for the person to comply
with the request.
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(3) A person who wilfully obstructs another person in complying with a
request under section 18(4) commits an offence.
(4) A person commits an offence if, when giving information to the FIU, the
person —
(a) makes a statement which the person knows is false in a material
particular; or
(b) recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material
particular.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1), (3) or (4) is liable on
summary conviction —
(a) to custody for a term not exceeding 2 years; or
(b) to a fine not exceeding £5,000,
or to both.
(6) Subsection (7) applies if an offence under this section is committed by a
body corporate and it is proved that an officer of the body authorised,
permitted, participated in, or failed to take all reasonable steps to
prevent, the commission of the offence.
(7) The officer, as well as the body, is guilty of the offence and is liable to the
penalty provided for the offence.
(8) In this section, “office
r” includes —
(a) a director, secretary or other similar officer;
(b) a person purporting to act as a director, secretary or other similar
officer;
(c) if the affairs of the body are managed by its members, a member;
and
(d) if the body has a registered agent (within the meaning of section
74 of the Companies Act 2006), the registered agent.
21 Interpretation of Part 4

In this Part —
“AML/CFT requirements
” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(1) of the
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Code
20151;
“beneficial owner
” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(1) of the Anti-Money
Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Code 2015;
“business in the regulated sector
” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of
Schedule 4 to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2008;
1 SD 2015/0102
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“customer
” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(1) of the Anti-Money
Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Code 2015;
“initial provider
” means —
(a) a person who makes a disclosure under Part 3 (money
laundering) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2008 or Part III (terrorist
property) of the Anti-Terrorism and Crime Act 2003;
(b) a person carrying on business in the regulated sector;
(c) an officer of the police force;
(d) an officer of a police force or constabulary outside the Island;
(e) the Collector of Customs and Excise; and
(f) a person representing a law enforcement agency (within the
meaning of section 10).
PART 5 — USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

22 Use of information by FIU

P2005/15/32
Information obtained by the FIU in connection with the exercise of any of its
functions may be used by the FIU in connection with the exercise of any of its
other functions.
23 Disclosure of information by FIU

P2005/15/33
(1) Information obtained by the FIU in connection with the exercise of any of
its functions may be disclosed by the FIU if the disclosure is for any
permitted purposes (see section 28(1)).
(2) Subject to section 33, a disclosure under this section does not breach —
(a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the
disclosure; or
(b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however
imposed).
24 Disclosure of information to FIU

P2005/15/34
(1) Any person may disclose information to the FIU if the disclosure is made
for the purposes of the exercise by the FIU of any of its functions.
(2) Subject to section 33, a disclosure under this section does not breach —
(a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the
disclosure; or
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(b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however
imposed).
25 Restrictions on further disclosure

P2005/15/35
(1) Information disclosed by the FIU under section 23 to any person or body
must not be further disclosed except —
(a) for a purpose connected with any function of that person or body
for the purposes of which the information was disclosed by the
FIU, or otherwise for any permitted purposes; and
(b) with the written consent of the FIU.
(2) Consent under subsection (1) may be given —
(a) in relation to a particular disclosure; or
(b) in relation to disclosures made in circumstances specified or
described in the consent.
26 Offence for failing to comply with restriction on further disclosure

(1) A person who fails to comply with section 25 commits an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary
conviction —
(a) to custody for a term not exceeding 2 years; or
(b) to a fine not exceeding £5,000,
or to both.
(3) Subsection (4) applies if an offence under this section is committed by a
body corporate and it is proved that an officer of the body authorised,
permitted, participated in, or failed to take all reasonable steps to
prevent, the commission of the offence.
(4) The officer, as well as the body, is guilty of the offence and is liable to the
penalty provided for the offence.
(5) In this section, “office
r” includes —
(a) a director, secretary or other similar officer;
(b) a person purporting to act as a director, secretary or other similar
officer;
(c) if the affairs of the body are managed by its members, a member;
and
(d) if the body has a registered agent (within the meaning of section
74 of the Companies Act 2006), the registered agent.
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27 Amendment of enactments: disclosure of information

(1) The DHA may by order amend any enactment relating to the disclosure
or information so as to give better effect to the provisions of this Part.
(2) But nothing in this section authorises the amendment of the Data
Protection Act 2002.
(3) Before exercising the power conferred by subsection (1), the DHA must
consult the FIU and the Board and may consult such other persons as it
considers appropriate.
(4) An order under this section must not come into operation unless it is
approved by Tynwald.
28 Interpretation of Part 5

(1) In this Part, “permitted purposes
” means the purposes of any of the
following —
(a) the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal
offences, whether in the Island or elsewhere;
(b) the prevention, detection or investigation of conduct for which
penalties other than criminal penalties are provided under the law
of the Island or of any country or territory outside the Island;
(c) the exercise of any function conferred on the FIU (so far as not
falling within paragraph (a) or (b)); and
(d) the exercise of any function which appears to the DHA to be a
function of a public nature and which it designates by order.
(2) Before it makes an order under subsection (1)(d), the DHA must consult
the FIU and the Board.
(3) An order under subsection (1)(d) must be laid before Tynwald as soon as
practicable after it is made, and if Tynwald at the sitting at which the
order is laid or at the next following sitting resolves that it is to be
annulled, it ceases to have effect.
PART 6 — MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

29 Prosecution of offences relating to financial crime

P2005/15/38
(1) The Attorney General may institute criminal proceedings concerning an
offence or alleged offence relating to financial crime.
(2) The Attorney General must provide such advice as he or she thinks
appropriate, to such persons as he or she thinks appropriate, in relation
to —
(a) a criminal investigation relating to financial crime; or
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(b) criminal proceedings that arise out of such an investigation.
(3) For the purposes of this section —
(a) “criminal investigation
” means any process —
(i) for considering whether an offence has been committed;
(ii) for discovering by whom an offence has been committed;
or
(iii) as a result of which an offence is alleged to have been
committed; and
(b) proceedings for an offence are instituted —
(i) when a justice of the peace issues a summons or warrant
under section 4 of the Summary Jurisdiction Act 1989 (issue
of summons or warrant) in respect of an offence;
(ii) when a person is charged with the offence after being
taken into custody without a warrant; or
(iii) when an information is preferred by the Attorney General
in a case where there have been no committal proceedings,
and where the application of this paragraph would result in there being
more than one time for the institution of proceedings, they are to be
taken to have been instituted at the earliest of those times.
30 General duty to pass information

P2005/15/36
The Chief Constable and the Collector of Customs and Excise must keep the FIU
informed of any information relating to crime or conduct in the Island that
appears to be likely to be relevant to the exercise by the FIU of any of its
functions.
31 General duty to assist FIU

P2005/15/37
(1) It is the duty of every person or body to which this section applies to
assist the FIU in the exercise of its functions.
(2) This section applies to —
(a) any constable;
(b) any officer of Customs and Excise;
(c) the Income Tax Division of the Treasury; and
(d) where applicable, each Department and each Statutory Board.
(3) The DHA may by order amend subsection (2) to vary the persons or
bodies to which this section applies.
(4) Before it makes an order under subsection (3), the DHA must consult the
FIU and the Board.
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(5) An order under subsection (3) must not come into operation unless it is
approved by Tynwald.
32 Regulations

(1) The DHA may make regulations —
(a) in accordance with this Act; and
(b) in respect of any matter which the DHA considers that regulations
are necessary or expedient to give effect to this Act.
(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may —
(a) provide for their contravention to be an offence and prescribe a
penalty for commission of the offence of a fine not exceeding
£5,000 on summary conviction;
(b) exempt a person from a provision of this Act to which the
regulations relate;
(c) permit a person to exercise a discretion in respect of any matters
specified in the regulations;
(d) require compliance with standards or the adoption of practices
recommended or specified from time to time (whether before or
after the making of the regulations) by a person or body specified
in the regulations; and
(e) contain consequential, incidental, supplementary and transitional
provisions which the DHA considers to be necessary or expedient.
(3) The power conferred by subsection (2)(e) includes the power to modify,
adapt or amend any provision of this Act or any other enactment.
(4) Before it makes regulations under subsection (1), the DHA must consult
the FIU and the Board.
(5) Regulations under this section must not come into operation unless
approved by Tynwald.
33 Data Protection Act 2002 not affected

Nothing in this Act authorises a disclosure, in contravention of any provisions
of the Data Protection Act 2002, of personal data which are not exempt from
those provisions.
34 Transfer of staff and property

(1) The organisation known as the Financial Crime Unit of the Isle of Man
Constabulary ceases to exist.
(2) Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the transfer of property, rights,
liabilities and employees from or pertaining to the Financial Crime Unit
of the Isle of Man Constabulary to the FIU.
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35 Expenses

There are to be paid out of money provided by Tynwald any expenses of the
FIU and the DHA under or arising as a result of this Act.
36 Amendments

(1) The Acts specified in Schedule 3 are amended in accordance with that
Schedule.
(2) Without limiting Schedule 3, a reference in any enactment, whether or
not specified in that Schedule, to the “Financial Crime Unit
” or the
“Financial Crime Unit of the Isle of Man Constabulary
” is also to be
taken as a reference to the FIU.
(3) In this paragraph, “enactment
” includes —
(a) an Act;
(b) a public document; and
(c) any legislation of the United Kingdom, or any part of it, that
applies to the Island —
(i) expressly or by implication (with or without modification);
(ii) by virtue of an Order in Council; or
(iii) by virtue of an Act of Tynwald or a provision made under
an Act of Tynwald.
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SCHEDULE 1

Section 4
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT

PART 1 — FIU PROCEEDINGS

1 Exercise of functions

The functions of the FIU are to be exercised by the Director in the name and on
behalf of the FIU but subject to any directions given by the Board and any code
of practice under section 9.
2 Incidental powers

(1) In connection with the exercise of its functions the FIU may (subject to
the provisions of this Act) —
(a) enter into contracts and other agreements (whether legally
binding or not);
(b) acquire and dispose of property; and
(c) do such other things as the FIU considers necessary or expedient.
(2) But the powers conferred by sub-paragraph (1) may be exercised only
with the consent of the Board.
(3) A consent under sub-paragraph (2) may be given —
(a) with respect to a particular case or with respect to a class of cases;
(b) subject to such conditions as the Board considers appropriate.
3 Work

The FIU is to organise its work in accordance with the directions of the Director.
4 Annual plans

(1) Before the beginning of each financial year the FIU must issue a plan
setting out how it intends to exercise its functions during that year (“the

annual plan
”).
(2) The annual plan must also include a statement of —
(a) any priorities which the FIU has determined for that year;
(b) any current strategic priorities determined by the Board under
paragraph 11;
(c) any current performance targets established by the FIU; and
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(d) the financial resources that are expected to be available to the FIU
for that year.
(3) Before issuing its annual plan for any financial year, the FIU must
consult the Board and may consult such other persons as it considers
appropriate.
(4) The FIU must send a copy of the annual plan to —
(a) the DHA;
(b) the Board; and
(c) such other persons as the FIU considers appropriate.
(5) The DHA must lay a copy of the annual plan before Tynwald.
5 Annual reports

(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year the FIU must
issue a report on the exercise of its functions during that year (an
“annual report
”).
(2) The annual report must include an assessment of the extent to which the
annual plan (see paragraph 4) for that year has been carried out.
(3) The FIU must arrange for the annual report to be published in such
manner as it considers appropriate.
(4) The FIU must send a copy of the annual report to —
(a) the DHA;
(b) the Board; and
(c) such other persons as the FIU considers appropriate.
(5) The DHA must lay a copy of the annual report before Tynwald.
PART 2 — DIRECTOR

6 The Director

(1) The Director is to be —
(a) appointed (and, where relevant, re-appointed) by the DHA; and
(b) employed by DHA on such terms and conditions as it determines.
(2) Before appointing (or re-appointing) a person as Director the DHA must
in any event consult —
(a) the Board; and
(b) the Council of Ministers.
(3) To avoid doubt, the Director is an employee of the FIU.
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7 Duty of Director to assist Board

It is the duty of the Director to —
(a) assist the Board in the exercise of its functions; and
(b) keep the Board informed of any information relating to crime in
the Island or elsewhere that appears to be likely to be relevant to
the exercise by the Board of any of its functions.
8 Delegation of functions of Director

(1) Anything authorised or required to be done by the Director may be done
by any other member of the staff of the FIU who is authorised for the
purpose by the Director (whether generally or specially).
(2) This paragraph does not apply in any case in relation to which specific
provision for the delegation of any function of the Director is made by
this Act or any other enactment.
9 Evidence

Any document purporting to be signed by the Director or the FIU staff member,
or on behalf of the FIU must be received in evidence and, unless the contrary is
proved, is to be taken to be so signed.
PART 3 — FIU BOARD

10 Membership of the Board

(1) The FIU Board (“the Board
”) is to consist of —
(a) the Attorney General;
(b) the Chief Constable; and
(c) the Collector of Customs and Excise.
(2) A member of the Board ceases to be such a member on ceasing to hold
the office specified in sub-paragraph (1).
(3) The Director may attend meetings of the Board as an adviser and has the
right of access to the papers of the Board but such rights do not have
effect in respect of any matter relating to the employment or continued
employment of the Director.
(4) Section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1976 (delegation of functions by public
officer) has effect in relation to the functions of the members of the
Board.
(5) The DHA may by order amend sub-paragraph (1) to provide for a
different composition of the Board.
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(6) Before it makes an order under sub-paragraph (5), the DHA must in any
event consult —
(a) the Board; and
(b) the Council of Ministers.
(7) An order under subsection (5) must not come into operation unless it is
approved by Tynwald.
11 Functions of the Board

(1) The Board —
(a) has the functions conferred on it under this Act and any other
statutory provision;
(b) determines the general policy and principles by reference to
which the FIU is to perform its functions and gives guidance and
directions to the FIU accordingly;
(c) determines strategic priorities for the FIU including the
determination of matters in respect of which the FIU is not to
exercise its functions;
(d) supervises and keeps under review the exercise of functions by
the Director;
(e) keeps under review the question of whether the FIU is, in
exercising its functions, using resources in an efficient and
economic manner;
(f) considers and makes recommendations or issues directions to the
FIU as a result of —
(i) reviews carried out by it; or
(ii) any report made to it by the Director; and
(g) otherwise gives guidance and directions to the Director.
(2) The Board must consult the Director and such other persons as it
considers appropriate before exercising its powers under sub-paragraph
(1)(b) and (c).
12 General duty of Board

The Board must exercise the powers conferred on it under this Act in such
manner and to such extent as appear to it to be best calculated to —
(a) promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the FIU;
(b) promote law enforcement.
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PART 4 — ORGANISATION AND STAFF

13 FIU’s staff

(1) The FIU may have such employees as it appoints.
(2) The FIU may make arrangements for persons to be seconded to it to
serve as members of its staff.
(3) Persons appointed by the FIU under sub-paragraph (1) are employees of
the Public Services Commission and, in relation to them, the Public
Services Commission is to be treated as the stationed employer (within
the meaning of section 3(1) of the Public Services Commission Act 2015).
(4) Persons seconded to the FIU under sub-paragraph (2) are to be treated as
employees of the Public Services Commission whilst they remain so
seconded and, in relation to them, the FIU is to be treated as the
stationed employer (within the meaning of the Public Services Commission
Act 2015).
(5) References in any enactment to members of staff of the FIU are (unless
the context otherwise requires) references to persons who either are
appointed by the FIU under sub-paragraph (1) or have been seconded to
the FIU under sub-paragraph (2) to serve as members of its staff.
14 Remuneration and pensions of employees

(1) Persons appointed by the FIU under paragraph 13(1) are employed on
such terms and conditions as the Board, with the approval of the DHA,
determines.
(2) Before requesting approval, the Board must consult the Public Services
Commission.
(3) The FIU may pay, or make payments in respect of, such pensions,
allowances or gratuities to or in respect of its employees or former
employees as the Board, with the approval of the DHA, determines.
15 Complaints

(1) For the avoidance of doubt, Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1993 (complaints
against the police) continues to apply to members of the police force
during any period of service as a member of staff of the FIU.
(2) Such procedures as apply in respect of complaints against officers of
Customs and Excise continue to apply in respect of such officers during
any period of service as a member of staff of the FIU.
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16 Employment provisions – designated persons who were constables

(1) This paragraph sets out the treatment under other legislation of a person
who—
(a) is for the time being designated under section 11 as a person
having the powers of a constable; and
(b) immediately before becoming a member of staff of the FIU was a
constable.
(2) For the purposes of the following provisions of the Employment Act 2006,
a person designated under section 11 as a person having the powers of a
constable is not to be treated as employed under a contract of
employment by the Chief Constable.
(3) The provisions are —
(a) section 59 (application of Part IV and related provisions to
police) and the provisions mentioned in that section;
(b) section 73 (application to police of section 61 and related
provisions);
(c) section 115 (health and safety cases);
(d) paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 4 so far as relating to police
service (which deal respectively with Crown employment
and police service).
(4) For the purposes of section 25 of the Trade Unions Act 1991 the person is
not to be treated as excluded from the concept of a “worker”.
(5) The person is not to be regarded as a constable (or a member of the
police force) for the purposes of the Police Act 1993, other than in relation
to —
(a) section 9 (complaints against the police) of that Act;
(b) any regulations made under section 8 (police regulations) or 8A
(regulations for special constables) of that Act pertaining to
matters referred to in section 8(2)(e) or (f) or section 8A(2)(c) or (d)
which arise in the context of a complaint against the person under
section 9 of that Act; and
(c) any other matter specified in regulations made under section 32 of
this Act.
(5) Despite sub-paragraph (4), if the person resumes service with the police
force after having been a member of staff of the FIU, the period of service
with the FIU is to be treated as if that service had been with the police
force for the purposes of remuneration and pension contributions and
rights.
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PART 5 — REPORTS AND INSPECTIONS

17 Duty of Board to report to DHA

(1) The DHA may require Board to submit a report to it on such matters —
(a) connected with the exercise of the FIU’s functions; or
(b) otherwise connected with any of the FIU’s activities,
as are specified in the requirement.
(2) A report submitted under sub-paragraph (1) must be in such form and be
undertaken by such person or body as is so specified.
(3) The DHA may —
(a) arrange; or
(b) require the Board to arrange,
for a report under this paragraph to be published in such manner as the
DHA considers appropriate.
(4) The DHA may exclude any part of a report from publication under sub-
paragraph (3) if, in its opinion, publication of that part —
(a) would be against the interests of national security;
(b) could prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the
apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
(c) could jeopardise the safety of any person; or
(d) would breach the Data Protection Act 2002 or an obligation of
confidence imposed by statute or otherwise.
18 Inspections

(1) The DHA may arrange for an appropriate person or body (“inspectors
”)
to inspect the FIU generally or in respect of a particular matter and to
report on the efficiency and effectiveness of the FIU.
(2) It is the duty of the FIU, the Director and all members of staff of the FIU
to —
(a) assist inspectors undertaking an inspection; and
(b) provide all such information which is required by the inspectors
for the proper performance of the inspection.
(3) Before arranging an inspection the DHA must consult the Board.
(4) The report of inspectors must be in such form as the DHA directs.
(5) The DHA must arrange for every report which it receives under this
paragraph to be published in such manner as it considers appropriate.
(6) The DHA may exclude from publication under sub-paragraph (5) any
part of a report if, in its opinion, publication of that part —
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(a) would be against the interests of national security;
(b) could prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the
apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
(c) could jeopardise the safety of any person; or
(d) would breach the Data Protection Act 2002 or an obligation of
confidence imposed by statute or otherwise.
(7) The DHA must send a copy of the published report to the FIU and the
Board.
(8) The FIU must —
(a) prepare comments on the published report; and
(b) send them to the DHA and the Board.
(9) The DHA must arrange for the comments of the FIU which it receives
under this paragraph to be published in such manner as it considers
appropriate.
(10) The DHA may exclude from publication under sub-paragraph (9) any
part of the comments if, in its opinion, publication of that part —
(a) would be against the interests of national security;
(b) could prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the
apprehension or prosecution of offenders; or
(c) could jeopardise the safety of any person.
19 Power to direct remedial action

(1) This paragraph applies where the conclusion to be drawn from a report
made under paragraph 17 or 18 is that —
(a) in the opinion of the person making the report, the whole or any
part of the FIU is (whether generally or in particular respects) not
efficient or not effective; or
(b) in that person’s opinion, the whole or part of the FIU will cease to
be efficient or effective (whether generally or in particular
respects) unless specified measures are taken.
(2) The DHA may direct the FIU to undertake such remedial measures as are
specified in the direction within such reasonable time as is so specified.
(3) Nothing in this paragraph authorises the DHA to direct the FIU to do or
not to do anything in relation to a particular case or person.
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Section 34
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

1 Order for transfer

(1) The DHA may make an order for the transfer of any of the property,
rights and liabilities from or pertaining to the Financial Crime Unit of the
Isle of Man Constabulary to the FIU.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “the Financial Crime Unit of the Isle of Man

Constabulary
” includes the DHA and the police force in respect of their
respective property, rights and liabilities in relation to the Financial
Crime Unit of the Isle of Man Constabulary.
(3) An order under this Schedule must not come into operation unless it is
approved by Tynwald.
(4) An order may set out the property, rights and liabilities to be transferred
in one or more of the following ways —
(a) by specifying or describing them in particular;
(b) by identifying them generally by reference to a function or an
undertaking from which they are to be transferred; or
(c) by identifying them by reference to a specified part of an
undertaking from which they are to be transferred.
2 Effect of order

Where an order provides for the transfer of property, rights or liabilities, or for
the creation of interests, rights or liabilities —
(a) at the time when the order comes into force, the property or
interests, rights or liabilities vest, without further assurance, in the
transferee; and
(b) the provisions of that order in relation to that property or those
interests, rights or liabilities have effect from that time.
3 Supplementary provisions of orders

(1) An order may make such incidental, supplemental, consequential and
transitional provision in connection with the transfers to be made in
accordance with the order as the DHA considers appropriate.
(2) In particular, an order may make provision, in relation to transfers in
accordance with the order —
(a) for the transferee to be treated as the same person in law as the
transferor;
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(b) for agreements made, transactions effected or other things done
by or in relation to the transferor to be treated, so far as is
necessary for the purposes of or in connection with the transfers,
as made, effected or done by or in relation to the transferee;
(c) for references in an agreement, instrument or other document to
the transferor, or to an employee or office holder of the transferor,
to have effect, so far as is necessary for the purposes of or in
connection with a transfer, with such modifications as are
specified in the order; and
(d) for proceedings commenced by or against the transferor to be
continued by or against the transferee.
(3) Sub-paragraph (2)(c) does not apply to references in an enactment or in
subordinate legislation.
(4) In this paragraph references to a transfer in accordance with an order
include references to the creation of an interest, right or liability in
accordance with an order.

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SCHEDULE 3

Section 36
AMENDMENTS

1 Anti-Terrorism and Crime Act 2003

(1) The Anti-Terrorism and Crime Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2) [Amended section 11 (disclosure of information: duty).]
(3) [Amended section 12 (disclosure of information: permission).]
(4) [Amended section 13 (co-operation with police).]
(5) [Amended section 14 (failure to disclose: regulated sector).]
(6) [Amended section 15 (protected disclosures).]
(7) [Amended section 75(1) (interpretation).]
(8) [Amended section 76 (index of defined expressions).]
2 Personal Liability (Ministers, Members and Officers) Act 2007

(1) The Personal Liability (Minsters, Members and Officers) Act 2007 is amended
as follows.
(2) [Amended section 3(2) (liability of designated persons).]
3 Proceeds of Crime Act 2008

(1) The Proceeds of Crime Act 2008 is amended as follows.
(2) [Amended section 142(5)(b) (failure to disclose: regulated sector).]
(3) [Amended section 143(5) (failure to disclose: nominated officers in the
regulated sector).]
(4) [Amended section 144(5) (failure to disclose: other nominated officers).]
(5) [Amended section 145(2)(a) (tipping off: regulated sector).]
(6) [Amended section 151 (appropriate consent).]
(7) [Amended section 152 (nominated officer: consent).]
(8) [Amended section 153(4)(a) (protected disclosures).]
(9) [Amended section 154(1)(a)(i) (authorised disclosures).]
(10) [Amended section 156 (threshold amounts).]
(11) [Amended section 158 (interpretation of Part 3).]
(12) [Amended section 211 (disclosure of information in connection with the
exercise of functions).]
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4 Interpretation Act 2015

(1) The Interpretation Act 2015 is amended as follows.
(2) [Amended paragraph 1 of the Schedule (definitions for all Manx
legislation).]
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ENDNOTES

Table of Endnote References


1
ADO – remaining provisions in operation 22 April 2016 [SD2016/0148].