Information and Reporting Obligations

Abstract

The 2018 Act broadens the scope of reporting obligations. Since 2017, the combined effect of statute and regulations require relevant businesses and professionals (e.g. financial institutions, lawyers, and accountants) to report to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) whenever they know or suspect that a customer or counter-party is an asset-freeze target or has breached a financial sanction. Failure to do so is a criminal offence.