President Christine Kangaloo has proclaimed legislation aimed at bolstering the nation’s drive to ensure compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards, and strengthen anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism and financial oversight frameworks.

The proclamation was made under Legal Notice No. 596 of 2026, on July 31, in which section 10(d) of the Miscellaneous Provisions [Proceeds of Crime, Anti-Terrorism, Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago, Securities, Insurance, Non-Profit Organisations, the Civil Asset Recovery and Management and Unexplained Wealth and Miscellaneous Provisions (FATF Compliance)] Act, 2024 (Act No. 17 of 2024) comes into operation.

It read: “And whereas it is expedient that section 10(d) of the Act comes into operation: Now, therefore, I, Christine Carla kangaroo, President as aforesaid, do hereby fix the 31st day of July, 2026, as the date on which section 10(d) of the Act comes into operation.”