Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 21st September, 2012.

I, ALAN SHATTER, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 31 (1) of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (No. 6 of 2010), (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), after consultation with the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Section 31) Order 2012.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 30th day of September 2012.

3. The places specified in the Schedule are designated for the purposes of section 31 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (No. 6 of 2010).

4. The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (Section 31) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 343 of 2010 ) is revoked.

SCHEDULE

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Hong Kong

Iceland

India

Japan

Liechtenstein

Mexico

Norway

South Korea

Singapore

Switzerland

South Africa

The United States of America

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

The Dutch overseas territories of Netherlands Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

The French overseas territories of Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 September 2012.

ALAN SHATTER,

Minister for Justice and Equality.