The BVI has implemented a host of legislation aimed at detecting, preventing and prosecuting money laundering and other serious financial crimes. These legislative measures reflect international best practices and are geared towards safeguarding the integrity of the BVI’s financial services industry.

The relevant laws include:

Financial Investigation Agency Act & Amendments

• No. 19 of 2003 - Financial Investigation Agency Act 2003
• Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act No. 5 of 2008
• Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act No. 5 of 2007
• No. 12 of 2013 - Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act 2013
• Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2015
• Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2017

Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing Legislation

Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act

• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act, 1997
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct (Designated Countries and Territories) Order, 1999
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct (Amendment) Act, 2006
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct (Amendment) Act, 2008
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct (Amendment) Act, 2009
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Amendment Act, 2010
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct (Amendment) Act, 2012
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct (Amendment) Act, 2017
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct (Enforcement of External Confiscation Orders) Order, 2017
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act (Consolidated)

Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Code of Practice

• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Code of Practice, 2008
• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Code of Practice (Consolidated 2009)
• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Code of Practice, 2010
• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No 2) Code of Practice, 2010
• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Code of Practice, 2012
• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment)  (No.2) Code of Practice, 2012
• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Code of Practice, 2015
• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Code of Practice, 2017

Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

• Anti-Money Laundering and Regulations, 2008
• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment)(No.2) Code of Practice, 2009
• Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2010
• Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2012
• Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2015
• Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2018
• Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (Consolidated)

Drug Trafficking Offences Act

• Drug Trafficking Offences Act, 1992
• Drug Trafficking Offences Amendment Act, 1996
• Drug Trafficking Offences (Amendment) Act, 2006
• Drug Trafficking Offences (Amendment) Act, 2007
• Drug Trafficking Offences (Amendment) Act, 2008

• Drug Trafficking Offences (Amendment) Act, 2017

• Drug Trafficking Offences Act (Consolidated)

Criminal Justice International Co-operation Act

• Criminal Justice International Co-operation Act, 1993
• Criminal Justice International Co-operation (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order, 1996
• Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Amendment Schedule 2) Order, 2010
• Criminal Justice (International Co-operation)(Amendment) Act, 2004
• Criminal Justice (International Co-operation)(Amendment) Act, 2017

Terrorist Financing/Terrorism

• The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order, 2001
• Anti-Terrorism (Financial and Other Measures) Overseas Territories Order, 2002

Proliferation Financing (Prohibition) Act

• Proliferation Financing (Prohibition) Act, 2009

Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions

• Non-Financial Business (Designation) Notice, 2008

Non-Profit Organisations

• Non-Profit Organisations Act, 2012