The provisions of sections 48 to 51 apply in addition to Chapter 2 of the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act, 1996, and relate, unless specified otherwise, to the preservation of an article or other evidence in electronic format regarding the commission or suspected commission of—
| (a) | an offence in terms of Part I or Part II of Chapter 2; |
| (b) | any other offence in terms of the laws of the Republic, which may be committed by means of, or facilitated through the use of, an article; or |
| (i) | similar to those contemplated in Part I or Part II of Chapter 2; or |
| (ii) | substantially similar to an offence recognised in the Republic, which may be committed by means of, or facilitated through the use of, an article, in a foreign State, |
pending a request in terms of section 2 or 7 of the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act, 1996.
