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Access to information held by Centre

Type Class Valid From Valid To
General Goods 24/12/2012
Summary:

If the Centre suspects that certain information is relevant to Namibia's national security or economic stability, it must disclose this information to relevant authorities, including details about financial transactions, import/export activities, and identifying information.

Description:

(1) If the Centre, on the basis of its analysis and assessment under section 9 has reasonable grounds to suspect that information would be relevant to the national security or economic stability of Namibia, the Centre must disclose that information to an investigating authority inside Namibia, relevant Supervisory Bodies, relevant regulators and to the Namibia Central Intelligence Service.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), “information”, includes in respect of a financial transaction or an importation or exportation of currency or monetary instruments -

(a) the name of the client or of the importer or exporter, or any person or entity acting on their behalf;

(b) the name and address of the place of business where the transaction occurred or the address of the port of entry into Namibia where the importation or exportation occurred and the date when the transaction, importation or exportation occurred;

(c) the amount and type of currency or monetary instruments involved or, in the case of a transaction, if no currency or monetary instruments are involved, the value of the transaction or the value of the funds that are the subject of the transaction;

(d) in the case of a transaction, the transaction number and the account number, if any; and

(e) any other similar identifying information that may be prescribed for the purposes of this section.

Commodities Affected by the Measure

No commodities found under this measure.

Procedures Implementing the Measure

No procedures found under this measure.

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Financial Intelligence Act 2012 Act Import/Export