Designation amendment in enforcement authority clarifies audit directorate title, extending reference to Additional Director General (Audit).
Corrigendum amends the designation in a Prevention of Money Laundering notification to read Principal Additional Director General (Audit)/ Additional Director General (Audit) in place of the earlier single-title reference, effecting an administrative correction to the published Gazette text regarding the directorate title used in relation to powers to impose fines.

Designation of real estate agents as persons carrying on designated business or profession under PMLA with turnover threshold.
Notification designates real estate agents, as defined under clause (zm) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and persons providing services in relation to sale or purchase of real estate with annual turnover at or above the specified threshold, as "person carrying on designated business or profession" under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.

Designation of real estate agents as regulated reporting entities rescinded, removing the prior PMLA notification and associated obligations.
The Central Government rescinded the earlier notification that had classified Real Estate Agents as persons carrying on designated businesses or professions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, thereby withdrawing that regulatory designation and the specific reporting and compliance obligations that stemmed from the prior Gazette notification.

Directorial appointment under prevention of money laundering empowers enforcement over precious metals dealers and real estate agents.
The Central Government appoints the Principal Additional Director General (Audit)/Additional Director General (Audit) as the Director empowered to exercise the powers conferred by section 13 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in respect of dealers in precious metals and precious stones and real estate agents, and includes a corrigendum correcting the official designation wording.

Aadhaar authentication permitted for specified reporting entities to fulfil anti money laundering authentication requirements after privacy safeguards.
The Central Government, satisfied that certain reporting entities comply with the privacy and security standards of the Aadhaar Act and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority and the appropriate regulator, permits the named reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication for the purposes of the anti money laundering authentication requirement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Disclosure to designated agencies under PMLA expanded to include additional investigative, intelligence, and regulatory authorities for information sharing.
The Central Government amends the G.S.R. 382(E) notification under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 by inserting additional entries designating investigative, intelligence, regulatory and oversight bodies-including national investigative and fraud offices, state police, regulators as defined in the PMLA rules, trade and external affairs organs, competition and vigilance bodies, multiple intelligence agencies, military intelligence, specified inquiry authorities, and the wildlife crime bureau-as authorities eligible to receive disclosures under the notification.

Special courts designation for PMLA section four offences clarifies territorial trial jurisdictions across multiple districts.
Central Government, under the Prevention of Money laundering Act and in consultation with the High Court, substitutes the prior Table with a new Table designating specific Sessions Courts as Special Courts and assigning the territorial districts in which each court is competent to try offences punishable under section 4 of the Act.

Aadhaar authentication authorised for listed reporting entities to enable identity verification under PMLA compliance.
Permits specified reporting entities to use Aadhaar authentication for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002, on the Central Government being satisfied that those entities comply with privacy and security standards under the Aadhaar Act, following consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the appropriate regulator.

Designation of Special Courts under PMLA expands Telangana courts' jurisdiction for money laundering trials and substitutes prior notification entries.
The Central Government, under section 43(1) of the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 and after consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of Telangana, substitutes the S.No. 25 entry in the principal notification to designate specified metropolitan, special and additional special judge courts at Hyderabad as Special Courts, each vested with jurisdiction over the entire State of Telangana for trial of offences under the Act.

Aadhaar authentication allowed for specified reporting entities under PMLA for identity verification purposes after privacy and security compliance.
The Central Government authorises the listed reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money laundering Act, having been satisfied that those entities meet the Aadhaar Act's privacy and security standards and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the appropriate regulator.

International Financial Services Centre rules expand acceptable foreign identity documents and relax record retention obligations for foreign-national clients.
Amendments permit reporting entities located in an International Financial Services Centre to treat the head of the entity as a specified person, accept foreign national identity or voter cards and foreign bank statements as valid documents, and exempt IFSC-based entities from record reception, storage, safeguarding and retrieval obligations for clients who are foreign nationals.

Aadhaar authentication permitted for anti-money-laundering compliance by specified reporting entities following regulator consultations and privacy assurances
Central Government authorises specified reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication for purposes of the Prevention of Money laundering Act, having been satisfied they comply with privacy and security standards under the Aadhaar Act, and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Reserve Bank of India; the authorisation applies to the fourteen named financial and fintech entities listed in the notification.

Aadhaar authentication permission allowed for specified reporting entities under PMLA after compliance with Aadhaar privacy standards.
Central Government permits the reporting entities listed in the Table to perform Aadhaar authentication for purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002, conditioned on those entities complying with the privacy and security standards under the Aadhaar Act, and issued after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the appropriate regulator.

Aadhaar authentication permission granted for use in anti money laundering verification by a reporting entity.
Central Government permits M/s. PNB Housing Finance Limited to perform Aadhaar authentication under the Aadhaar Act for purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002, having been satisfied that the reporting entity complies with the Aadhaar Act's privacy and security standards and after consultation with UIDAI and the Reserve Bank of India.

Exemption from Central KYC Records Registry obligations for Foreign Portfolio Investors creates a targeted regulatory relief.
The Central Government, in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Board of India and under rule 9A(2)(h)(i) of the Prevention of Money laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005, directs that sub rule (1A) of rule 9 shall not apply to the Foreign Portfolio Investor, creating a specific exemption from the Central KYC Records Registry obligation for that regulated entity.