Commencement of Prevention of Money-Laundering Amendment Act provisions appointed, bringing amended statutory framework into force. The Central Government, exercising the power conferred by sub section (2) of section 1 of the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2012, has appointed a date in February 2013 as the day on which the provisions of the Amendment shall come into force by notification, thereby bringing the amended statutory framework for prevention of money laundering into effect.