JAMAICA Law and Practice Contributed by: M. Georgia Gibson Henlin CD and KC, Henlin Gibson Henlin
being done to allow a non-permitted person to cir - cumvent the prohibition of Section 101A(1) to: • pay/receive cash above the threshold for the pur - chase of any goods/services, or for the payment/ reduction of any indebtedness, account/accounts payable or other financial obligation; or • separate a single/course of activities into a set of transactions to ensure each is below the threshold despite the aggregate amount exceeding it. 7.3.2 Criminal Penalties If a person circumvents the permission under Section 101A and contravenes the section, they will be found to commit an offence and are liable: • on summary conviction before a Resident Mag - istrate, to a fine not exceeding JMD3 million or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both such fine and imprisonment; or • on indictment before a Circuit Court, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both such fine and imprisonment. The offender will also be open to civil proceedings being brought against them.
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