Cybercrimes Act
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infrastructure.
(3) For the purpose of this section, “critical information infrastructure”
includes assets, devices, computer system, or networks, whether physical or
virtual so vital to the United Republic of Tanzania that their incapacitation affect
national security or the economy and social well being of citizens.
Offences
relating to critical
information
infrastructure
29. Where a person commits an offence under this Act or any written
law in relation to critical information infrastructure, that person shall be liable,
on conviction to a fine not less than one hundred million shillings or three times
the loss occasioned or to imprisonment for a term not less than five years or to
both.
PART III
JURISDICTION
Jurisdiction
30.-(1) The courts shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act
where an act or omission constituting an offence is committed wholly or in part (a) within the United Republic of Tanzania;
(b) on a ship or aircraft registered in the United Republic of Tanzania;
(c) by a national of the United Republic of Tanzania;
(d) by a national of the United Republic of Tanzania who resides outside
the United Republic of Tanzania, if the act or omission would equally
constitute an offence under a law of that country; or
(e) by any person, irrespective of his nationality or citizenship, or
location, when the offence is:
(i) committed using a computer system, device or data located
within United Republic of Tanzania; or
(ii) directed against computer system, device or data or person
located in United Republic of Tanzania.
(2) In this section the term “court” means court of competent jurisdiction.
PART IV
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Search and
seizure
31.-(1) Police officer incharge of a police station or a law
enforcement officer of a similar rank, upon being satisfied that there are
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