THE PREVENTION OF MONEY-LAUNDERING (MANNER OF RECEIVING THE RECORDS AUTHENTICATED OUTSIDE INDIA) RULES, 2005 1 — THE PREVENTION OF MONEY -LAUNDERING ACT, 2002

" . THE PREVENTION OF MONEY-LAUNDERING (MANNER OF RECEIVING THE RECORDS AUTHENTICATED OUTSIDE INDIA) RULES, 2005 1 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (q) of subsection (2) of section 73 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules for the manner of receiving the r ecords authenticated outside India , name ly:-- Short title and commencement . -(l) These rules may be called the Prevention of Money-laundering (Manner of Receiving the Records Authenticated Outside India) Rules, 2005 . (2)They shall come into force on the date/ of their publication in the Official Gazette . Definitions ~ -(l) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Act " means the Prevention of Money-laundering Act , 2003); 2002 (15 of (b) "record" means the record in any form received from any place outside India and authenticated in the manner as specified in these rules; (c) "section" means a section of the Act . All other words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act, shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act. 3 . Manner of authentication of records received from outside India.(1) For the purposes of sub-section (2) of section 22 of the Act, any record received from the place outside India shall be deemed to be authenticated ifsuch record is received,-· (a) from an authority designated under an agreement or treaty entered into by the Central Government with the Government of any country for exchange of information or investigations of cases relating to any offence under the Act, or (b) which is purporting to have affixed,impressed or submitted thereon or thereto the seal and signature of any person who is authorised by