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Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2008 🇬🇭


Coat of Arms
Republic of Ghana


The seven hundred and forty-ninth

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana
entitled

Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2008

  • Published by Government Gazette on 25 January 2008
  • Assented to on 22 January 2008
  • Commenced on 25 January 2008
  1. [Repealed on 29 December 2020 by Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044 of 2020)]
AN ACT to prohibit money laundering, establish a Financial Intelligence Centre and to provide for related matters.ENACTED by the President and Parliament:

Money laundering

1. Money laundering

(1)A person commits an offence of money laundering if the person knows or ought to have known that property is or forms part of the proceeds of unlawful activity and the person
(a)converts, conceals, disguises or transfers the property,
(b)conceals or disguises the unlawful origin of the property, or
(c)acquires, uses or takes possession of the property.
(2)For the purpose of this Act, unlawful activity means conduct which constitutes a serious offence, financing of a terrorist act …

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