S.L. 9.29 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 9. Cap. 373. Cap. 373. 2 [S.L. Cap. 365. Cap. 373.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"designated authorities" means the Executive Police, the Attorney General and any Magistrate conducting inquiries relating to the in genere in terms of article 546 of the Criminal Code;

"financial analysis" means the results of operational and strategic analysis that has already been carried out by the Unit in the pursuance of its tasks and functions under article 16(1) and (f) of the

Prevention of Money Laundering Act;

"financial information" means any type of information or data, such as data on financial assets, movements of funds or financial business relationships, which is already held by the Unit to prevent, detect and effectively combat money laundering and terrorist financing, other than information or data gathered or held by the Unit in relation to its supervisory function under article 16(1)(c), article 16(1)(k)(ii), and article 26 of the Prevention of Money Laundering

Act;

"law enforcement information" means any type of information or data, including but not limited to information on investigations, freezing or seizure of assets or other investigative or provisional measures, information on convictions and on confiscation and criminal INFORMATION FOR THE PREVENTION, DETECTION, INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION OF CERTAIN 9.29 CRIMINAL OFFENCES

records, which is already held by:

(a) any designated authority in the context of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting criminal offences; and

(b) public authorities or private entities in the context of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting criminal offences and which is available to the designated authorities according to the provisions of any other law applicable to them;

"serious criminal offences" means the forms of crime listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA, tax evasion, and any other offence under the National Interest (Enabling Powers) Act;

"Unit" means the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit established in accordance with article 15 of the Prevention of Money

Laundering Act;