No. 25] (7) 523 Interception of Communications Subsection (5) of this section shall not apply: (a) if the Council, pursuant to comments and representations received in terms of subsection (5) decides to publish an Order referred to in subsection (2) in an amended form; or (b) to any declaration in terms of subsection (2) in respect of which the Council is of the opinion that the public interest requires that it be made without delay. 24. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section and section 25, aperson shall not possess, import, export, manufacture, assemble, disassemble, operate, sell, or purchase any listed Prohibition on possession of listed equipment. equipment. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any authorised officer or any other person who possesses, imports, manufactures, assembles, operates, or purchases listed equipment under the authority ofa certificate of exemption issued to him by the Council under section 25. 25. (1) The Council may, upon application made by a person in the prescribed form, exempt a person from one or all of the prohibited acts listed under section 24(1)for such period determine. and on such terms as the Council may (2) The Council shall not grant an exemption under subsection (1) unless it is satisfied that: (3) (a) the exemption is in the public interest; or (6) special circumstances exist which justify the exemption. Anexemption under subsection (1) of this section shall be granted by issuing to the person concerned, a Exemptions,