36 No. 23708 - GOVERNMENTGAZETTE. 2 AUGUST 2002 ~~~~~~~~ .Ict So. 25. 2002 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS ACT. 2002 ( a ) from premises in the Republic; (0) to a person who is present in the Republic when that person makes use of the service or product: or ( c i to a person who uses the service or product for the purposes of a business carried on in the Republic or from premises in the Republic. 5 Restrictions on disclosure of information 31. ( I ) Information contained in the register provided for in section 29 must not be disclosed to any person other than to employees of the Department who are responsible for the keeping of the register. ( 3 ) Subsection ( 1 ) does not apply in respect of informationwhich is disclosed10 ( a ) to arelevant authority which investigatesacriminal offence orfor the purposes of any criminal proceedings; (0) to government agencies responsible for safety and security in the Republic, pursuant to an official request: inspector: (c) to a cyber 15 ((1) pursuant to section 11 or 30 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act. (Act No. 2 of 2000): or ( e ) for the purposes of any civil proceedingswhichrelate to the provision of cryptography services or cryptography products and to which a cryptography provider is a party. 20 Application of Chapter and offences 32. ( I ) The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the NationalIntelligence Agent!. established in terms of section 3 of the Intelligence Services Act.1994 (Act No. 38 of 1994). ( 3 )A person u h o contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of this Chapter is 35 guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years. CHAPTER VI AUTHENTICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS Part 1 30 Accreditation Authority Definition 33. In this Chapter. unless the context indicates otherwise"accreditation" means recognition of an authentication product or service by the Accreditation Authority. 35 Appointment of kcreditation Authority and other officers 31. ( I ) For the purposes of this Chapter the Director-General must act as the Accreditation Authority. ( 2 ) The Accreditation Authority. after consultation with the Minister. may appoint employees of the Department as Deputy AccreditationAuthoritiesand officers. 40 Accreditation to he voluntary 35. Subject to section 30. a person may, without the prior authority of any other person. sell or provide authentication products or services in the Republic. Powers and duties of Accreditation Authority 36. ( 1 ) The Accreditation Authority may- 4.5