Disclosure (Financial Services Commission) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017

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The Disclosure (Financial Services Commission)

(Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2017

THE STATES, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 16^th February, 2017[a], and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 14 and 16 of the Disclosure (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2007[b] and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby order:-

Amendment of the Financial Services Commission Law.

1. After section 21(2)(g) of the Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987[c] insert the following paragraph -

"or (h) to enable -

(i) the Registrar of Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons within the meaning of the Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons (Guernsey) Law, 2017,

(ii) the Registrar of Companies within the meaning of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008,

(iii) the Registrar of Limited Liability Partnerships within the meaning of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 2013,

(iv) the Registrar of Foundations within the meaning of the Foundations (Guernsey) Law, 2012,

(v) Her Majesty's Greffier,

(vi) the Registrar within the meaning of the Companies (Alderney) Law, 1994, and

(vii) the Registrar within the meaning of the Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons (Alderney) Law, 2017,

to carry out their functions relating to the beneficial ownership of legal persons or to investigate matters of relevance to such functions.".

Extent.

2. This Ordinance has effect throughout the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

Citation.

3. This Ordinance may be cited as the Disclosure (Financial Services Commission) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017.

Commencement.

4. This Ordinance shall come into force on the day appointed by regulations made by the States of Guernsey Policy and Resources Committee, and regulations made under this section may appoint different dates for different provisions of this Ordinance and for different purposes.

[a]	Article IV of Billet d'État No. V of 2017.
[b]	Order in Council No. XVI of 2007; amended by ; Ordinance No. XXXIX of 2008; No. VII of 2009; Nos. XIV, XIX and XXXVII of 2010; Nos. XVI and LIII of 2014; and Nos. XX and XXXIX of 2015.
[c]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXX, p. 243; amended by Vol. XXXI, p. 278; Vol. XXXII, p. 471; Vol. XXXV(1), p. 271; Vol. XXXVII, p. 24; Order in Council Nos. XVII and XXI of 2002; Nos. III and XXII of 2003; Nos. XIX, XXIII and XXIV of 2008; No. XIX of 2010; No. III of 2013; No. I of 2015; Ordinance No. XXXIII of 2003; No. XXXIV of 2005; Nos. XII, XX and XXXIX of 2015; Nos. II, IX and XXII of 2016; and G.S.I. No. 29 of 2009.