National Anti-Money Laundering Committee

(1) There shall be established a committee, to be known as the National Anti-Money Laundering Committee, for the purpose of– (a) advising the Minister in relation to the detection and prevention of and the financing of proliferation, and on the development of a national plan of action to recommendations on effective mechanisms to enable supervisory and law in Belize to coordinate with each other concerning the development and implementation of policies and activities to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation; (b) advising the Minister as to the participation of Belize in the international effort against money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation; and (c) advising the Minister in the development of policies to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation; and the Committee shall meet as often as may be necessary to carry out its duties. (2) The members of the National Anti-Money Laundering Committee shall be– (a) the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit, who shall be the Chairman; (b) the Solicitor General; (c) the Financial Secretary; (d) the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry responsible for the Police Department; (e) the Commissioner of Police; (f) the Governor of the Central Bank of Belize; (g) the Director of Public Prosecutions; (h) the Comptroller of Customs; (i) the Director of Immigration; (j) the Supervisor of Insurance; and 148[CAP. 104 Money Laundering and Terrorism (Prevention) (k) such other persons as the Minister may from time to time appoint. (3) The Minister shall prescribe the procedures of the National Anti-Money Laundering Committee, including appointment of members under sub-section (1)(k).