The Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing (Security Council Resolutions) (Al-Qaida and Taliban) (Amendment) Order 2014 (“Amendment Order”) came into force in Malaysia on 10 September 2014. Overview of the law The primary legislation governing money laundering and terrorism financing in Malaysia is the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (“AMLATFA”).  To counter the financing of terrorism, Sections 66C and 66D of the AMLATFA empower the Minister of Home Affairs (“Minister”) to make…