Issue No. 5: List of Supervisory Authorities and their respective Reporting Entities

Current Supervisory Authorities (SAs) approved via the AMLCFT Act and/ or by the Minister of Finance, and their respective Reporting Entities (REs) are as follows:

SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY	REPORTING ENTITIES
Governor, Bank of Guyana	Commercial Banks Money Transfer Agencies Cambios Insurance Companies and Brokers Non-Bank Financial Institutions
Guyana Securities Council	Securities Dealers and Brokers, Underwriters, Advisers, etc.
Guyana Gold Board	Dealers in Precious Metals (Gold Dealers)
Guyana Geology & Mines Commission	Dealers in Precious and Semi-precious Stones (Diamond Dealers)
Guyana Revenue Authority	Pawnbrokers Used Car Dealers Real Estate Agents
Gaming Authority	Casinos Lotteries Betting Shops
Registrar, Friendly Societies	Friendly Societies
Chief Co-operative Development Officer	Cooperatives including Credit Unions

SPECIAL ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT (SOCU)

SOCU is a unit of the Guyana Police Force, designated with responsibility for ensuring that money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes are fully and thoroughly investigated. Based on the findings of their investigations, the Unit may make recommendations to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for appropriate charges to be filed against the subject(s) of the investigation.

HOW DOES THE SOCU FUNCTION UNDER GUYANA’S AML/CFT REGIME?

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (DPP)

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the constitutional office responsible for instituting and undertaking all criminal prosecutions (including money laundering and terrorist financing) against any person or entity in respect of any offence against the laws of Guyana.

HOW DOES THE DPP FUNCTION UNDER GUYANA’S AML/CFT REGIME?