Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)

Any person who knowingly distributes private sexual  photographs and films in any medium including the internet and social media, without prior consent of the individual  or individuals in the said sexual photographs and films with the intention to cause the said individual harm shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding R150 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.

Any person who knowingly distributes private sexual photographs and films in any medium including through the internet, without prior consent of the individual or individuals and where the individual or individuals in the photographs or films is identified or identifiable in the said photographs and films, shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding R300 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding four years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.

[Section 24E inserted by section 27 of Proc 52, GG 45959, dated 25 February 2022]