Q9 · UPPSC current affairs · 10 September 2026 · News · Section 66 2 Prevention of Money Laundering Act

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Consider the following statements regarding Section 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA):1.It allows information sharing with state and central agencies to initiate predicate offence proceedings.2.The Enforcement Directorate invokes this section exclusively to drop all criminal investigations against corporate entities.

A 1 only
B 2 only
C Both 1 and 2
D Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer: (a) 1 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because Section 66(2) of PMLA permits the transfer of gathered evidence to state authorities for initiating predicate offence proceedings. Statement 2 is incorrect because it has nothing to do with dropping investigations arbitrarily.

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