Interception of Communications 522 LISTED Council as sole authority on equipment. 23.(1) [No. 25 PART V EQUIPMENT The Council shall be the only agency responsible for authorising the possession, importation, exportation, manufacture, assembly, disassembly, operation, sale, or purchase of any electronic, electromagnetic, acoustic, mechanical or other instrument, device or equipment, the design of which renders it useful for purposes of the interception of communications and the acquisition of protected information or traffic data. (2) Subject to subsection (4) the Council shall, by Order published in the Gazette, and one or more national newspaper declare any electronic, electromagnetic, acoustic, mechanical or other instrument or device, the design of which renders it useful for purposes of the interception of communications and the acquisition of protected information or traffic data, to be listed equipment subject to subsection (1). (3) An Order under subsection (2) may at any time in like manner be amended or withdrawn. (4) The Order to be issued by the Council under (5) Subject subsection (2) shall be published in the Gazette and one or more national newspaper within twelve months after the date of commencement of this Act. to subsection (7), before the Council exercises the powers conferred under subsection (2), the Council shall cause to be published in the Gazette and one or more national newspaper the Order, together with a notice inviting all interested parties to submit in writing and within a specified period, comments and representations in connection with the Order. (6) A period not exceeding three months shall elapse between the publication of the Order under subsection (5) and the Order under subsection (2).