Reserve Bank of India vide its Circular dated 17th January, 2023, has referred to Section 53 of its Master Direction on Know Your Customer dated February 25, 2016 as amended on May 10, 2021 and 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.
Further, it is highlighted that the UAPA Order in Annex II of the MD on KYC, 2016 shall apply to amendments carried out in Schedule I and IV of the UAPA, 1967 apart from the UNSC lists mentioned in the Order.
In this relation, vide Gazette notifications dated January 04, 2023 and January 05, 2023, of the MHA, two individuals and one organization have been declared as ‘Terrorists’ and ‘Terrorist Organsiation’ and have been listed in the Schedule I and IV 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 in the table below:
| S.O. Numbers | Entries |
| 29(E) | 49. Aijaz Ahmad Ahanger @ Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri |
| 39(E) | 50. Mohammed Amin Khubaiab @ Abu Khubaiab @ Pinna @ Muhammed Amin Butt |
| 45(E) | “/The Resistance Front and all its manifestations and front Organisations” |
This Circular is applicable to all Regulated Entities and shall come into force with immediate effect.
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