RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations (SRO No. 6 of 2021)
SRO No. 6 of 2021
2021 amendment updating the AML Regulations to align obligations with current international standards.
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RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (No. 9 of 2012)
No. 9 of 2012
Amends the 2011 AML Regulations, refining customer due-diligence and compliance requirements.
RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Amends the AML Regulations to strengthen due diligence and reporting in line with evolving FATF standards.
RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SRO 15 of 2022)
SRO 15 of 2022
2022 amendment to the AML Regulations — the most recent revision of the core AML compliance duties.
ActAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Anti-Money Laundering National Committee Act
2020
Establishes the national committee coordinating AML/CFT policy across agencies.
ActAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Anti-Money Laundering National Committee Act 2020
Establishes the national committee that coordinates and oversees the jurisdiction's AML/CFT policy and inter-agency cooperation.
RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingConsolidated
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
2011 · am. SRO 15 of 2022
Core customer due-diligence, record-keeping and reporting duties for regulated persons.
RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2011
The principal subsidiary legislation for Nevis's anti-money-laundering regime, setting out the core obligations of regulated businesses: customer due diligence, record-keeping, ongoing monitoring and suspicious-transaction reporting. Amended several times since.
ActProliferation FinancingIn force
Anti-Proliferation (Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction) (Amendment) Act 2026 (No. 4 of 2026)
No. 4 of 2026
2026 amendment to the Anti-Proliferation Act, updating the primary anti-proliferation-financing legislation.
RegulationProliferation FinancingIn force
Anti-Proliferation (Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction) (Amendment) Regulations (SRO 22 of 2022)
SRO 22 of 2022
2022 amendment to the anti-proliferation regulations.
RegulationProliferation FinancingIn force
Anti-Proliferation (Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction) (Targeted Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2026 (No. 16 of 2026)
SRO No. 16 of 2026
2026 regulations setting out the targeted-financial-sanctions regime for proliferation financing — the most recent subsidiary legislation in this area.
ActProliferation FinancingIn force
Anti-Proliferation (Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction) Act 2020
Principal Act establishing targeted financial sanctions and controls to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
RegulationProliferation FinancingIn force
Anti-Proliferation (Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction) Regulations (SRO 9 of 2021)
SRO 9 of 2021
Regulations implementing the Anti-Proliferation Act, setting out targeted-financial-sanctions procedures.
ActProliferation FinancingIn force
Anti-Proliferation (Financing of WMD) Act
2020
Targets the financing of weapons of mass destruction, meeting FATF standards.
RegulationProliferation FinancingIn force
Anti-Proliferation (Financing of WMD) Regulations
SRO 9 of 2021
Screening and reporting obligations for proliferation-financing risk.
ActTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act
No. 10 of 2015
2015 amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act.
ActTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act (No. 10 of 2015)
No. 10 of 2015
2015 amendment updating the Anti-Terrorism Act.
ActTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act (No. 3 of 2012)
No. 3 of 2012
2012 amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act, refining its provisions.
ActTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act (No. 35 of 2012)
No. 35 of 2012
Further 2012 amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act.
ActTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act (No. 38 of 2011)
No. 38 of 2011
Amends the Anti-Terrorism Act, strengthening terrorist-financing offences and enforcement.
ActTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act (No. 6 of 2026)
No. 6 of 2026
The most recent amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act (2026), updating its provisions in line with current international requirements.
RegulationTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (De-Listing Procedures) Regulations 2011
Sets out the procedure for persons or entities to apply to be removed (de-listed) from terrorist designation lists.
RegulationTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (Prevention of Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Regulations (SRO 23 of 2022)
SRO 23 of 2022
2022 amendment to the terrorist-financing prevention regulations — the most recent revision.
RegulationTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism (Prevention of Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Regulations (SRO No. 7 of 2021)
SRO No. 7 of 2021
2021 amendment to the terrorist-financing prevention regulations.
ActTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism Act
The principal counter-terrorism statute, criminalising terrorism and terrorist financing and providing related enforcement powers. Amended multiple times.
RegulationTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism Regulations
2018
Operational rules for listing, freezing and prevention of terrorist financing.
RegulationTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism Regulations 2011
Subsidiary legislation implementing the Anti-Terrorism Act, including measures to prevent terrorist financing.
RegulationTerrorism FinancingIn force
Anti-Terrorism Regulations 2018
Updated regulations under the Anti-Terrorism Act reflecting current counter-financing-of-terrorism standards.
ActElectronic CrimesIn force
Electronic Crimes Act
No. 27 of 2009
Addresses cyber-enabled offences relevant to financial crime.
ActElectronic CrimesIn force
Electronic Crimes Act (No. 27 of 2009)
No. 27 of 2009
Criminalises computer- and internet-based offences (cybercrime) and provides investigative powers relevant to financially-motivated electronic crime.
ActAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Financial Intelligence Unit Act
Establishes the Financial Intelligence Unit — the national body that receives, analyses and disseminates suspicious-transaction reports and financial intelligence.
RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Financial Services (Implementation of Industry Standards) (Amendment) Regulations (SRO 26 of 2022)
SRO 26 of 2022
2022 amendment to the Industry Standards Regulations — the most recent update to required compliance standards.
RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Financial Services (Implementation of Industry Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Amends the 2011 Industry Standards Regulations to update the standards licensees must apply.
RegulationAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Financial Services (Implementation of Industry Standards) Regulations 2011 (SR&O 51 of 2011)
SR&O 51 of 2011
Requires financial-service licensees to implement recognised international industry standards; the base regulation for supervised compliance.
ActAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Miscellaneous Amendments (FATF) Act
2020
Omnibus amendments aligning several statutes with FATF recommendations.
ActAnti-Money LaunderingIn force
Miscellaneous Amendments (Financial Action Task Force) Act 2020
Omnibus Act amending several statutes at once to bring the Federation's framework into line with Financial Action Task Force recommendations.
ActTerrorism FinancingIn force
Organised Crime (Prevention and Control) Act
Provides for the prevention, investigation and control of organised crime, complementing the AML and anti-terrorism framework.
ActProceeds of CrimeIn force
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) (No. 2) Act (No. 37 of 2011)
No. 37 of 2011
Second 2011 amendment to the Proceeds of Crime Act.
ActProceeds of CrimeIn force
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act
Act 17 of 2023
2023 amendment to the Proceeds of Crime regime.
ActProceeds of CrimeIn force
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act (No. 2 of 2011)
No. 2 of 2011
2011 amendment to the Proceeds of Crime Act.
ActProceeds of CrimeIn force
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act (No. 31 of 2012)
No. 31 of 2012
2012 amendment to the Proceeds of Crime Act.
ActProceeds of CrimeIn force
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act 17 of 2023)
Act 17 of 2023
The most recent amendment to the proceeds-of-crime framework, updating the 2020 Act.
ActProceeds of CrimeIn force
Proceeds of Crime Act
The original statute enabling confiscation and recovery of the proceeds of criminal conduct; largely superseded by the 2020 Act but retained for reference.
ActProceeds of CrimeConsolidated
Proceeds of Crime and Asset Recovery Act
Act 9 of 2020
Principal law for confiscating and recovering the proceeds of criminal conduct.
ActProceeds of CrimeIn force
Proceeds of Crime and Asset Recovery Act 2020 (Act 9 of 2020)
Act 9 of 2020
The current principal law on confiscation and recovery of criminal proceeds, modernising and replacing much of the earlier Proceeds of Crime Act.
ActProceeds of CrimeIn force
The Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act
An amendment to the Proceeds of Crime Act; consult the document itself for the specific provisions and commencement.