Proliferation Financing and Targeted Financial Sanctions in Mauritius: The UN Sanctions Act 2019 and the 2026 Amendments

Mauritius reporting persons must be able to act on a United Nations or domestic sanctions listing within 24 hours: verify the customer base, freeze, notify the National Sanctions Secretariat, report to the supervisor and the FIU, and unfreeze when a name is removed. This course works through the United Nations (Financial Prohibitions, Arms Embargo and Travel Ban) Sanctions Act 2019 as it applies to proliferation financing and targeted financial sanctions, together with the related duties in the FIAMLA and the changes made by Act No. 3 of 2026.

Jurisdiction: Mauritius · For: compliance officers, MLROs, AML/CFT officers, directors, lawyers and other reporting persons in Mauritius · CPD units: 5 · Learning time: 5 hours · Price: €120.00 · Pass mark: 50%

Learning time: 5 hours (300 minutes): about 53 minutes of reading, 227 minutes of case studies and self-check questions, and 20 minutes for the final test. The estimated time for each lesson is shown in its title and at the top of the lesson.

What this course covers

1. Proliferation financing and the legal architecture — definitions, the narrow meaning of PF risk, the UN Sanctions Act, the Committee and Secretariat, and key terms such as "immediately".
2. Designation, listing and delisting — grounds, the 2026 proliferation ground, notices, review, judicial review, UN list dissemination and lapse.
3. The core prohibitions — dealing with assets, making funds or services available, ownership and control, and what the Act allows.
4. Duties of reporting persons — verification and reporting under section 25, notifying the Secretariat, FIU reports, suspension orders, internal controls and PF risk assessment.
5. Courts, third parties and relief — freezing orders, bona fide third parties, expenses, administrators and mistaken identity.
6. Enforcement and implementation — the arms embargo and travel ban, PF indicators, penalties and a 90-day programme plan.

Assessment and certificate

A 10-question scenario-based test follows the final lesson. The questions apply the sections of the Act to realistic situations, so read each lesson carefully. A 50% pass mark (5 of 10) is required, with unlimited retakes. On passing, a CPD certificate for 5 units is issued in your name, with a unique certificate number.

Legal sources

• United Nations (Financial Prohibitions, Arms Embargo and Travel Ban) Sanctions Act 2019, as amended
• Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act (Act 6 of 2002), consolidated to include Act No. 3 of 2026
• Anti-Money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (Act No. 3 of 2026), section 21
• Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2018 (GN 108 of 2018)
• Financial Services Commission, Mauritius and the Financial Intelligence Unit, for supervisory guidance and notices

Legislation current as at: the UN Sanctions Act 2019 as consolidated to the amendments of Act No. 15 of 2021, and as amended by section 21 of Act No. 3 of 2026 (dated 18 April 2026); the FIAMLA as consolidated including Act No. 3 of 2026. UN sanctions lists, supervisory guidance and notices change frequently: always check the Government Gazette, the Secretariat, the FIU and your supervisor for the current law, lists and guidance.