Reserve Bank of India vide its Circular dated 28th February, 2023 has referred to Section 53 of our Master Direction on Know Your Customer dated February 25, 2016 as amended on May 10, 2021 wherein it has directed that the procedure laid down in the UAPA Order dated February 2, 2021 (Annex II of this Master Direction) shall be strictly followed and meticulous compliance with the Order issued by the Government shall be ensured. With regard to Section 52, it has been directed that the details of accounts resembling any of the individuals/entities in the lists shall be reported to FIU-IND apart from advising Ministry of Home Affairs as required under UAPA notification dated February 2, 2021 (Annex II of this Master Direction). It is further highlighted that the UAPA Order in Annex II of the MD on KYC, 2016 shall also apply to amendments carried out in Schedule IV and I of the UAPA, 1967 apart from the UNSC lists mentioned in the Order.
Further, in this relation, vide Gazette notifications dated February 17, 2023 of the MHA in respect of one individual and two organizations which have been declared as ‘Individual Terrorists’ and ‘Terrorist Organsiations’ and have been listed in the Schedule IV and I of the UAPA 1967, under Section 35 (1) (a) and 2(1) (m) of UAPA 1967. The Statutory Order (S.O.) numbers and the respective entries are as provided below:
| S.O. Numbers | Entries |
| 738(E) | “43. Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) and all its manifestations and front organisations” |
| 739(E) | “54. Harwinder Singh Sandhu @ Rinda” |
| 747(E) | “44. Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and all its manifestations and front organisations” |
This Circular is applicable to all the Regulated Entities and shall come into force with immediate effect.
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