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Clause 7 of the [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2157/regulation/7/made Money Landering Regulations 2007]
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====Application of customer due diligence measures====
 
7.—(1) Subject to regulations 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16(4) and 17, a relevant person must apply customer due diligence measures when he—
::(a) establishes a business relationship; <br>
::(b) carries out an occasional transaction; <br>
::(c) suspects money laundering or terrorist financing; <br>
::(d) doubts the veracity or adequacy of documents, data or information previously obtained for the purposes of identification or verification. <br>
:(2) Subject to regulation 16(4), a relevant person must also apply customer due diligence measures at other appropriate times to existing customers on a risk-sensitive basis. <br>
:(3) A relevant person must— <br>
::(a) determine the extent of customer due diligence measures on a risk-sensitive basis depending on the type of customer, business relationship, product or transaction; and <br>
::(b) be able to demonstrate to his supervisory authority that the extent of the measures is appropriate in view of the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing. <br>
:(4) Where— <br>
::(a) a relevant person is required to apply customer due diligence measures in the case of a trust, legal entity (other than a body corporate) or a legal arrangement (other than a trust); and <br>
::(b) the class of persons in whose main interest the trust, entity or arrangement is set up or operates is identified as a beneficial owner, <br>
the relevant person is not required to identify all the members of the class.  <br>
:(5) Paragraph (3)(b) does not apply to the National Savings Bank or the Director of Savings.
 
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====Timing of verification====
 
9.—(1) This regulation applies in respect of the duty under regulation 7(1)(a) and (b) to apply the customer due diligence measures referred to in regulation 5(a) and (b). <br>
:(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5) and regulation 10, a relevant person must verify the identity of the customer (and any beneficial owner) before the establishment of a business relationship or the carrying out of an occasional transaction. <br>
:(3) Such verification may be completed during the establishment of a business relationship if— <br>
::(a) this is necessary not to interrupt the normal conduct of business; and <br>
::(b) there is little risk of money laundering or terrorist financing occurring, <br>
provided that the verification is completed as soon as practicable after contact is first established. <br>
::(4) The verification of the identity of the beneficiary under a life insurance policy may take place after the business relationship has been established provided that it takes place at or before the time of payout or at or before the time the beneficiary exercises a right vested under the policy. <br>
:(5) The verification of the identity of a bank account holder may take place after the bank account has been opened provided that there are adequate safeguards in place to ensure that— <br>
::(a) the account is not closed; and <br>
::(b) transactions are not carried out by or on behalf of the account holder (including any payment from the account to the account holder), before verification has been completed. <br> }}

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