30 offence or an offence on political grounds. Therefore, a request for legal assistance or extradition related to such offence shall not be rejected merely on the ground of being relevant to a political offence or an offence associated with a political offence or an offence on political grounds. Article 42. General principles on mutual legal assistance 1. The States Parties shall provide mutual legal assistance for the purpose of investigation or judicial proceedings of offences and other unlawful acts in the area of ICT use. 2. Each State Party shall also take all necessary legislative and other measures to comply with the obligations provided for in Articles 47-48, 50-54 and 57 of this Convention. Each State Party shall also consider extending (or suspending) a period of limitation in order to ensure inescapable responsibility. 3. Each State Party may, in case of emergency, send requests for mutual legal assistance or communications related thereto by expedited means of communication, including by fax or e-mail, to the extent that such means provide appropriate levels of security and authentication (including the use of encryption, where necessary), with formal confirmation to follow, where required by the requested State Party. The requested State Party shall accept and respond to the request by any expedited means of communication. The requested State Party may reserve the right to forward a response after the receipt of the original request. 4. Unless otherwise specifically provided for in the articles in this chapter, mutual legal assistance shall be subject to the provisions of the requested State Party's law or those of applicable mutual legal assistance agreements, including the list of grounds the requested State Party may refer to for non-cooperation.