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Verification of identity
Every banking company, financial institution and intermediary shall at the time of commencement of an account-based relationship, identify its clients, verify their identity and obtain information on the purpose and intended nature of the business relationship.

In all other cases, identity should be verified while carrying out:

(i) transaction of an amount equal to or exceeding rupees fifty thousand, whether conducted as a single transaction or several transactions that appear to be connected, or
(ii) any international money transfer operations.

Provision under Rule 9 of the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Rules, 2005 is reproduced as under:

"9. Verification of the records of the identity of clients. *-

(1)  Every banking company, financial institution and intermediary, as the case may be, shall,

(a)  at the time of commencement of an account-based relationship, identify its clients, verify their identity and obtain information on the purpose and intended nature of the business relationship,  and

 

(b) in all other cases, verify identity while carrying out:

(i) transaction of an amount equal to or exceeding rupees fifty thousand, whether conducted as a   single transaction or several transactions that appear to be connected, or

(ii)  any international  money transfer operations.

Client means a person that engages in a financial transaction or activity with a banking company, or financial institution or intermediary and includes a person on whose behalf the person that engages in the transaction or activity, is acting.

Transaction includes deposit, withdrawal, exchange or transfer of funds in whatever currency, whether in cash or by cheque, payment order or other instruments or by electronic or other non-physical means.
* Amended vide  Notification No. 13/2009 dated 12-11-2009
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PMLA >> Section 12 - Obligations under PMLA
Notifications >> Notification No. 9/2005 - Rules for Record Keeping and Reporting
Notifications >> Rule 9 - Verification of the records of the identity of clients
Notifications >> Rule 10 - Maintenance of the records of the identity of clients
Notifications >> Notification No. 15/2005 - Amendment to Rules
Notifications >> Notification No. 13/2009 - Amendment to Rules
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