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institutions or designated non-financial businesses and professions with the prescribed
measures.
Article 18
In relation to any information it has received in accordance with its functions, the unit is
authorized to obtain from any person subject to the reporting obligation set forth under
Article 12 any additional information it deems necessary to carry out its functions. The
information requested shall be provided within the time limits specified by the unit and in the
form prescribed in the Executive Regulation of this Law.
The unit may, in relation to any report or information it has received, obtain from competent
authorities or other public bodies any information it deems necessary to carry out its
functions.
Article 19
Whenever the unit has reasonable grounds to suspect that funds are proceeds of crime or are
related, linked to or to be used for money laundering or terrorism financing, it shall notify the
public prosecutor’s office and forward the relevant information to competent authorities.
The Unit shall notify the relevant supervisory authority if a financial institution or designated
non-financial business and profession, or an employee thereof fails to comply with the
requirements contained in this Law.
The unit may, spontaneously or upon request, make its information available to any foreign
authority upon reciprocity or mutual agreement on the basis of cooperation arrangements
entered into between the unit and such foreign authority.
Section 3 – CROSS BORDER TRANSPORTATION OF CASH
AND BEARER NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
Article 20
Any person who enters or leaves the State of Kuwait in possession of currency or bearer
negotiable instruments or arranges for the transportation of such items into or out of the State
of Kuwait through a person, cargo, postal service or through any other means shall disclose
the value of such currency or bearer negotiable instruments upon request to the General
Administration of Customs. The Unit shall have access to such information upon request.
The General Administration of Customs may request information from couriers about the
origin of such currency or bearer negotiable instruments and the intended use thereof. The
General Administration of Customs may also seize or restrain some or all of the amount of
currency or bearer negotiable instruments in the following two cases: