Pursuant to section 43 of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2019 and section 3A of the International Obligations (Economic and Ancillary Measures) Amendment Act, 2019 (“IOEAMA”) the National Identified Risk Framework Coordinator (“NIRFC”) has requested that the Registrar General of The Bahamas circulate the following Notice:-

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1533 (2004) – the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Security Council Committee has amended the list entries of two individuals and three entities on its Sanctions List as specified on the web address https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sc14280.doc.htm 

Non Profit Organisations (“NPOs”) and all legal entities are required to take the following steps:

1. conduct immediate searches of their database and register of beneficial owners to determine whether there is any information in relation to the individuals or entities on the UN Security Council Sanctions List that are associated with the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
2. report any “Hits” to the Financial Intelligence Unit and National Identified Risk Framework Coordinator at the Office of the Attorney General immediately;
3. advise the Registrar General of findings of Nil reports; and
4. retain a copy of their “Hits” and Nil reports for record keeping purposes and evidence of reviews.

E. SALLYANN LOCKHART-PRATT 
REGISTRAR GENERAL