6 No. 44651
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 June 2021
Act No. 19 of 2020
Cybercrimes Act, 2020
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Search for, access to, or seizure of article involved in the commission of an
offence without search warrant
Search for, access to, or seizure of article on arrest of person
Assisting police official or investigator
Obstructing or hindering police official or investigator and authority to 5
overcome resistance
Powers conferred upon police official or investigator to be conducted in decent
and orderly manner with due regard to rights of other persons
Wrongful search, access or seizure and restriction on use of instrument, device,
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password or decryption key or information to gain access
False information under oath or by way of affirmation
Prohibition on disclosure of information
Interception of indirect communication and obtaining of real-time communication-related information
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Expedited preservation of data direction
Preservation of evidence direction
Oral application for preservation of evidence direction
Disclosure of data direction and search for, access to, and seizure of articles
subject to preservation
Obtaining and using publicly available data or receiving data from person who 20
is in possession of data
CHAPTER 5
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
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Application of provisions of Chapter
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Spontaneous information
Foreign requests for assistance and cooperation
Complying with order of designated judge
Informing foreign State of outcome of request for mutual assistance and
expedited disclosure of traffic data
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Issuing of direction requesting mutual assistance from foreign State
CHAPTER 6
DESIGNATED POINT OF CONTACT
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Establishment and functions of designated Point of Contact
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EVIDENCE
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Proof of certain facts by affidavit
CHAPTER 8
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING
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Obligations of electronic communications service providers and financial
institutions
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Capacity to detect, prevent and investigate cybercrimes
National Director of Public Prosecutions must keep statistics of prosecutions
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