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  • FC-1.6 FC-1.6 Enhanced Due Diligence: Charities, Clubs and Other Societies

    • FC-1.6.1

      Financial services must not be provided to charitable funds and religious, sporting, social, cooperative and professional and other societies and federations, until an original certificate authenticated by the relevant Ministry/Authority confirming the identities of those purporting to act on their behalf (and authorising them to obtain the said service) has been obtained.

      Amended: October 2025
      Amended: October 2014
      Amended: January 2013
      October 07

    • FC-1.6.1A

      For the purpose of Paragraph FC-1.6.1, for clubs and societies, federations registered with the Ministry of Youth Affairs (“the Ministry”), and General Sports Authority (the “Authority”), Islamic bank licensees must contact the Ministry/Authority to clarify whether the account may be opened in accordance with their rules. In addition, in the case of sport federations registered with the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC), Conventional bank licensees must contact BOC to clarify whether the account may be opened in accordance with the rules of BOC.

      Amended: October 2025
      Amended: July 2019
      Added: January 2013

    • FC-1.6.2

      Islamic bank licensees are reminded that clubs and federations registered with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and BOC may only have one bank account in Bahrain.

      Amended: October 2025
      Amended: July 2019
      October 07

    • FC-1.6.2A

      Islamic bank licensees must not change or open additional bank accounts for Clubs and Youth Centres without obtaining the prior approval of the Ministry of Youth Affairs.

      Amended: October 2025
      Added: July 2019

    • FC-1.6.3

      Charities should be subject to enhanced transaction monitoring by banks. Islamic bank licensees should develop a profile of anticipated account activity (in terms of payee countries and recipient organisations in particular).

      October 07

    • FC-1.6.4

      Islamic bank licensees must provide a monthly report of all payments and transfers of BD3,000 (or equivalent in foreign currencies) and above, from accounts held by charities registered in Bahrain. The report must be submitted to the CBB's Compliance Directorate (see FC-5.3 for contact address), giving details of the amount transferred, account name, number and beneficiary name account and bank details. Islamic bank licensees must ensure that such transfers are in accordance with the spending plans of the charity (in terms of amount, recipient and country).

      October 07

    • FC-1.6.5

      Article 20 of Decree Law No. 21 of 1989 (issuing the Law of Social and Cultural Societies and Clubs and Private Organizations Operating in the Area of Youth and Sport and Private Institutions) provides that Islamic bank licensees must not accept or process any incoming or outgoing fund transfers in any form (wire transfer, cheques, etc.) from or to any foreign association on behalf of charity and non-profit organisations, societies, federations and clubs licensed by the Ministry of Social Development or the Ministry of Youth Affairs, General Sports Authority and Bahrain Olympic Committee without the prior approval of the relevant Ministry/Authority.

      Amended: October 2025
      Amended: July 2019
      Added July 09

    • FC-1.6.6

      The receipt of a Ministry /Authority letter mentioned in FC-1.6.5 above does not exempt the concerned bank from conducting normal CDD measures as outlined in other parts of this Module.

      Amended: October 2025
      Added July 09