All provisions · AML/CFT Act (Cap. 251) · Part Vi: Preventive measures

53 Secrecy obligation overridden

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, preserving the legal professional privilege, this Act overrides any obligation as to secrecy or other restriction on disclosure of information imposed by any other law or otherwise.
(2) No liability based on the breach of an obligation as to secrecy or any restriction on the disclosure of information, whether imposed by any law, the common law or any agreement, arises from a disclosure of any information in compliance with an obligation imposed under this Act.

Official source: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act (Cap. 251), Act 5 of 2020, Revised Edition as at 17 January 2025 (Acts 5 of 2020, 7 of 2021, 8 of 2021, 62 of 2021, 9 of 2022, 12 of 2024, S.I. 145 of 2020)

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