THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE
[LEGAL SupPLEMENT]
A.D. 2018]
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2018
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CYBERCRIME ACT 2018
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reasonably practicable, comply with the request.
(3) Notwithstanding
subsection
(2), a police
officer who
seizes a
computer system or an electronic data storage medium may refuse to provide
a copy of electronic data if he has reasonable grounds for believing that
providing a copy would(a)
constitute or facilitate the commission of a criminal offence; or
(b)
prejudice(i)
the investigation in relation to which
the warrant was
issued;
(ii)
another ongoing investigation; or
(iii)
any criminal proceedings that may be brought in relation
to any investigation mentioned in subparagraph (1) or (11).
Assistance.
30.
(1)
A
person
who
has
knowledge
about
the
functioning
of a
computer system or an electronic data storage medium, or security measures
applied to protect electronic data, that is the subject of a search warrant shall,
if requested by the police officer authorised to undertake the search, assist the
police officer by —
(a) providing information that facilitates the undertaking of the
search for and seizure of the computer system, electronic data
storage medium or electronic data sought;
(b) accessing
and
using
the computer
system
or electronic
data
storage medium to search electronic data which is stored in, or
lawfully accessible from or available to, that computer system or
electronic data storage medium;
(c) obtaining and copying electronic data; or
(d) obtaining an intelligible output from a computer system or an
electronic
data
storage
medium
in
such
a
format
that
is
or justification,
to
admissible for the purpose of legal proceedings.
(2)
A
person
who
fails, without
comply with subsection (1) commits
lawful
excuse
an offence and is liable on summary
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