Cybercrimes Act, 2020 (Act No. 19 of 2020)

Chapter 4 : Powers to Investigate, Search, Access or Seize

31. Search for, access to, or seizure of article without search warrant with consent of person who has lawful authority to consent

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(1) Any police official may, without a search warrant, execute the powers referred to in section 29(2), subject to any other law, if the person who has the lawful authority to consent to the search for, access to, or seizure of the article in question, consents, in writing, to such search, access or seizure.

 

(2) A police official acting in terms of subsection (1), may, subject to the lawful consent, in writing, of the person who has the lawful authority to consent, in writing authorise an investigator to assist them with the search for, access to, or seizure of the article in question.