Ireland Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010
The Irish AML framework and the Central Bank's AML/CFT guidelines for the financial sector.
- Issued by
- Central Bank of Ireland
- Applies in
- Ireland
- Edition
- as amended
- Area
- Financial crime (AML/CFT/CPF)
What an assessor reads first.
The headline requirements in Amoreg’s catalogue, in the issuer’s own numbering where it has one. They are where a review starts, not a transcription of the text.
- BRABusiness risk assessment, documented and board-approvedRisk assessment
- CDDCustomer due diligence and beneficial ownership at onboardingCustomer due diligence
- EDDEnhanced due diligence for PEPs and higher-risk relationshipsCustomer due diligence
- MONOngoing monitoring of relationships and transactionsMonitoring
- SCRSanctions and adverse-media screening, repeated on list updatesScreening
- SARInternal and external suspicious activity reportingReporting
- RECRecord keeping for the statutory retention periodRecords
- TRNFinancial crime training for all relevant staffTraining
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the Ireland Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 and the Monitor suggests Central Bank of Ireland as a source. Every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Inspector reads your policies against these 8 requirements every week and opens a finding wherever one falls short, citing the rule and drafting the fix. A person decides what is applied.
Each week
- Read centralbank.ie/news-media
- Check the library against 8 requirements
- Open findings with drafted fixes
- Wait for a person to decide
Policy does not yet set out: business risk assessment, documented and board-approved
- Rule
- Ireland Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, BRA
- Area
- Risk assessment
- Proposed by
- Inspector
- Decided by
- A named person, once reviewed
The same ground, elsewhere.
- FATF RecommendationsThe 40 Recommendations — the international standard every national AML/CFT/CPF regime is measured against.Global · 8 controls
- Wolfsberg Group StandardsIndustry standards for correspondent banking, the CBDDQ/FCCQ questionnaires and effectiveness-based AML programmes.Global · 4 controls
- GFSC Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF)The Bailiwick's AML/CFT/CPF rules and guidance for financial services businesses and prescribed businesses, issued under the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) regulations.Guernsey · 8 controls
- JFSC AML/CFT/CPF HandbookHandbook for the prevention and detection of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing under the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008.Jersey · 8 controls
- Isle of Man AML/CFT Code 2019The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Code 2019, with the FSA's AML/CFT Handbook as guidance.Isle of Man · 8 controls
- Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering RegulationsThe AMLRs under the Proceeds of Crime Act, read with CIMA's Guidance Notes — departure from the Guidance Notes without justification is treated as non-compliance.Cayman Islands · 8 controls
Also in Ireland
- Central Bank of Ireland — Operational Resilience & Outsourcing GuidanceThe cross-industry guidance on operational resilience and on outsourcing.Ireland · 4 controls
- Central Bank of Ireland — Individual Accountability Framework & SEARSenior Executive Accountability Regime, conduct standards and enhanced fitness and probity.Ireland · 4 controls
Questions
Does Amoreg watch for changes to the Ireland Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010?
Yes. Enable it and the Monitor suggests Central Bank of Ireland as a source; every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Can Amoreg check our policies against the Ireland Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010?
Yes. Inspector reads your library against its requirements every week and opens a finding, with the rule it cites and a proposed fix, wherever a policy falls short. A person decides what is applied.
Which edition does Amoreg use?
The catalogue records as amended. Editions were last verified in August 2026, and the Monitor records new publications as they appear.