On 1 February 2019, Ireland published Statutory Instrument No. 16/2019 in the Official Gazette, which includes the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Trusts) Regulations 2019. The regulations are made for the purpose of giving effect to paragraphs (1) to (3) and paragraph (7) of Article 31 of Directive (EU) 2015/849. This includes requirements for trustees of trusts to collect and maintain information on beneficial ownership, and to provide timely access to the in…