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  • Interception of Communications Bill - Index of articles


  • Interception of Communications Act (Act 6/2007) - [Ch 11:20]
    August 03, 2007

    Published in the Government Gazette: 3rd August, 2007
    Commencement: 3rd August, 2007 (date of gazetting)

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    Interception of Communications Act

    ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    PART I
    Preliminary

    1 Short title.
    2. Interpretation

    PART II
    Control of Interception and Establishment of Monitoring Centre
    3. Control of interception.
    4. Establishment of monitoring centre.

    PART III
    Application for Lawful Interception of Communications
    5. Authorised persons to apply for warrant of interception.
    6. Issue of warrant.
    7. Scope of warrant and renewal thereof.
    8. Evidence obtained by unlawful interception not admissible in criminal proceedings.
    9. Assistance by service providers.
    10. Duties of telecommunication service provider in relation to customer.
    11. Notice of disclosure of protected information.
    12. Interception capability of telecommunication service.
    13. Compensation payable to service provider or protected information key holder.

    PART IV
    Postal Articles
    14. Application for detention order.
    15. Examination of and accountability for detained postal articles.

    PART V
    General
    16 Restriction on disclosure.
    17. Disposal of intercept product.
    18. Appeals.
    19. Review of exercise of Minister’s powers under this Act.
    20. Regulations


     

    ACT

    To provide for the lawful interception and monitoring of certain communications in the course of their transmission through a telecommunication, postal or any other related service or system in Zimbabwe; to provide for the establishment of a monitoring centre; and to provide for any other matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
    ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.

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