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We don't ask you to take our word for it. Every claim in every lesson is anchored to a Section, Rule, or judgment. This page is the master register of every authority we cite.
How this AML / KYC & PMLA Compliance Officer — India Practitioner register is built
This trust page is the citation register for the AML / KYC & PMLA Compliance Officer — India Practitioner course. It cites 85 authorities across 13 statutory instruments, drawn from the legal basis snapshot above (Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (Act 15 of 2003) as in force on 9 October 2026, consolidated by India Code. PML (Maintenance of Records) Rules 2005 as amended by First Amendment Rules 2023 (Gazette 7 March 2023), Second Amendment Rules 2023 (Gazette 4 September 2023), Third Amendment Rules 2023 (Gazette 17 October 2023) and GSR 419(E) dated 19 July 2024. RBI Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction 2016 as amended by the Reserve Bank of India (KYC) (Second Amendment) Directions 2025, DOR.AML.REC.46/14.01.001/2025-26 dated 14 August 2025. SEBI Master Circular on Guidelines on AML Standards and CFT Obligations of Securities Market Intermediaries (2024 consolidated reissue, draft refresh in consultation October 2025). IRDAI Master Guidelines on AML/CFT 2022 (IRDAI/IID/GDL/MISC/160/8/2022, effective 1 November 2022) as modified by IRDAI/IID/CIR/MISC/112/8/2024 dated 12 August 2024. FIU-IND AML/CFT Guidelines for VDA SPs (10 March 2023), for Professionals with Certificates (4 July 2023) and for Multi-State Co-operative Societies (effective 11 October 2024). Supreme Court position: Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (27 July 2022, 2022 LiveLaw SC 633) with review pending as of mid-2025 and Pavana Dibbur v. Directorate of Enforcement (29 November 2023, review dismissed March 2024). FATF Mutual Evaluation Report India adopted Singapore Plenary June 2024, published 19 September 2024.).
Primary sources: PMLA Act 2002 (20 entries), PML Rules 2005 (18 entries), RBI Master Direction KYC (9 entries).
Every claim in every AML / KYC & PMLA Compliance Officer — India Practitioner lesson traces back to a Section, Rule, or judgment listed below.
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The full citation register
Every authority used in any lesson appears below. Click a row to expand the verbatim text.
Pavana Dibbur v. Directorate of Enforcement 2023 , Pavana Dibbur 2023
Union of India v. Ganpati Dealcom 2022 (recalled 2024) , Ganpati Dealcom
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India 2022 , Vijay Madanlal Choudhary 2022
FATF Mutual Evaluation Report India 2024 , FATF MER India 2024 19 Sep 2024
FATF Recommendation 10 , Customer Due Diligence 19 Sep 2024
FATF Recommendation 16 , Wire transfers (Travel Rule) 19 Sep 2024
FATF Recommendation 20 , Suspicious transaction reporting 19 Sep 2024
FATF Recommendations , FATF Recommendations 19 Sep 2024
FIU-IND Order Binance 10/2024 (19 June 2024, Rs 18.82 crore) , Binance penalty 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND Order Bybit (31 January 2025, Rs 9.27 crore) , Bybit penalty 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND Order Gandhinagar Nagarik Co-op Bank (30 December 2025) , Gandhinagar co-op bank penalty 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND Order KuCoin PGL_08_2024 (22 March 2024, Rs 34.5 lakh) , KuCoin penalty 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND Order Paytm Payments Bank (1 March 2024, Rs 5.49 crore) , Paytm Payments Bank penalty 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND Order Rajgurunagar Sahakari Bank (22 December 2025) , Rajgurunagar co-op bank penalty 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND Order Union Bank 01/DIR/2025 (8 April 2025) , Union Bank of India penalty 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND Multi-State Co-op AML/CFT Guidelines (11 October 2024) , FIU-IND Multi-State Co-op Guidelines 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND Professionals AML/CFT Guidelines (4 July 2023) , FIU-IND Professionals Guidelines 01 Jan 2024
FIU-IND VDA AML/CFT Guidelines (10 March 2023) , FIU-IND VDA Guidelines 01 Jan 2024
IRDAI AML Master Guidelines 2022 , IRDAI AML Master Guidelines 2022 12 Aug 2024
IRDAI Circular IRDAI/IID/CIR/MISC/112/8/2024 (12 August 2024) , IRDAI August 2024 CKYCR port 12 Aug 2024
S.O. 1072(E) dated 7 March 2023 (VDA SPs) , VDA SPs brought under PMLA 03 May 2023
S.O. 1073(E) dated 7 March 2023 (Real-estate) , Real-estate agents brought under PMLA 03 May 2023
S.O. 2036(E) dated 3 May 2023 (CA/CS/CMA) , CA, CS, CMA brought under PMLA 03 May 2023
Rule 10 , Retention of records 01 Jul 2005
Rule 2(1)(f) , Definition of Principal Officer 01 Jul 2005
Rule 2(1)(fa) , Definition of Designated Director 01 Jul 2005
Rule 2(1)(g) , Definition of politically exposed person 01 Jul 2005
Rule 3 , Maintenance of records of transactions 01 Jul 2005
Rule 3(1)(A) , Cash transaction report (CTR) 01 Jul 2005
Rule 3(1)(B) , Counterfeit currency report 01 Jul 2005
Rule 3(1)(C) , Cross-border wire transfer report (CBWTR) 01 Jul 2005
Rule 3(1)(D) , Immovable property transaction report 01 Jul 2005
Rule 3(1)(E) , Suspicious transaction report (STR) 01 Jul 2005
Rule 7 , Procedure for furnishing information 01 Jul 2005
Rule 7(3) , STR filing window 01 Jul 2005
Rule 9 , Client due diligence 01 Jul 2005
Rule 9(14) , Enhanced due diligence triggers 01 Jul 2005
Rule 9(1A) , Beneficial-ownership identification 01 Jul 2005
Rule 9(1B) , Look-through for companies and trusts 01 Jul 2005
Rule 9(1C) , CKYCR push-and-pull obligation 01 Jul 2005
Rule 9A , Aadhaar authentication framework 01 Jul 2005
First Amendment Rules 2023 (7 March 2023) , First Amendment Rules 2023 19 Jul 2024
GSR 419(E) dated 19 July 2024 , GSR 419(E) 19 July 2024 19 Jul 2024
Third Amendment Rules 2023 (17 October 2023) , Third Amendment Rules 2023 19 Jul 2024
Part A of Schedule , Part A scheduled offences 17 Jan 2003
Preamble , Preamble to PMLA 17 Jan 2003
Section 11A , Verification of identity by reporting entities 17 Jan 2003
Section 12 , Reporting entity obligations 17 Jan 2003
Section 12A , Access to information 17 Jan 2003
Section 13 , Powers of Director to impose fine 17 Jan 2003
Section 13(2)(d) , Monetary penalty slab 17 Jan 2003
Section 17 , Search and seizure 17 Jan 2003
Section 19 , Power to arrest 17 Jan 2003
Section 2(1)(sa) , Person carrying on designated business or profession 17 Jan 2003
Section 2(1)(wa) , Reporting entity 17 Jan 2003
Section 24 , Burden of proof 17 Jan 2003
Section 3 , Offence of money-laundering 17 Jan 2003
Section 44 , Offences triable by Special Courts 17 Jan 2003
Section 45 , Offences cognizable and bail conditions 17 Jan 2003
Section 5 , Attachment of property involved in money-laundering 17 Jan 2003
Section 50 , Powers of authorities regarding summons, production of documents and evidence 17 Jan 2003
Section 63 , Punishment for false information or failure to give information 17 Jan 2003
Section 70 , Offences by companies 17 Jan 2003
Section 73 , Power to make rules 17 Jan 2003
Section 10 , Commercial organisation adequate-procedures defence
Section 13 , Criminal misconduct by a public servant
Section 7 , Public servant taking undue advantage
Section 8 , Giving undue advantage to a public servant
RBI KYC FAQ dated 9 June 2025 , RBI KYC FAQs 9 June 2025 14 Aug 2025
RBI KYC Second Amendment Directions 2025 (14 August 2025) , RBI KYC Second Amendment 2025 14 Aug 2025
RBI MD KYC 2016 , RBI Master Direction KYC 2016 14 Aug 2025
RBI MD KYC Para 11 , KYC for disadvantaged groups 14 Aug 2025
RBI MD KYC Para 14 , Occasional transactions and wire transfers 14 Aug 2025
RBI MD KYC Para 16 , Modes of CDD and Aadhaar face authentication 14 Aug 2025
RBI MD KYC Para 18 , V-CIP standards 14 Aug 2025
RBI MD KYC Para 38 , Account freezing on KYC non-compliance 14 Aug 2025
RBI MD KYC Para 51 , Correspondent banking 14 Aug 2025
SEBI AML Draft Refresh October 2025 , SEBI AML Draft Refresh October 2025 01 Jan 2024
SEBI AML Master Circular , SEBI Master Circular on AML/CFT 01 Jan 2024
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