Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, 2002 (Act 70 of 2002)

Chapter 6 : Interception centres, office for interception centres and Internet service providers assistance fund

35. Powers, functions and duties of Director
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(1)In order to achieve the objects of this Act, the Director—
(a)must carry out the administrative duties relating to the functioning of the Office;
(b)must exercise control over heads of interception centres and staff of the Office;
(c)must manage, and exercise administrative control over, interception centres;
(d)must regulate the procedure and determine the manner in which the provisions of this Act must be carried out by interception centres;
(e)must co-ordinate the activities of interception centres;
(f)must prescribe the information to be kept by the head of an interception centre in terms of section 37, which must include particulars relating to—
(i)applications for the issuing of directions and the directions issued upon such applications which is relevant to the interception centre of which he or she is the head; and
(ii)the results obtained from every direction executed at that interception centre;
(g)must prescribe the manner in, and the period for, which such information must be kept; and
(h)is, for purposes of the exercise of the powers, performance of the functions and carrying out of the duties conferred upon, assigned to or imposed upon him or her by the Minister or under this Act, accountable to the Minister.

 

(2)A member or an officer seconded or designated in terms of section 34(4) may exercise the powers and must perform the functions and carry out the duties conferred upon, assigned to or imposed upon him or her by the Director, subject to the control and directions of the Director.

 

(3)The law enforcement agencies and other Departments of State must render such assistance as may be reasonably required in the exercise of the powers, performance of the functions and carrying out of the duties conferred upon, assigned to or imposed upon the Director by the Minister or under this Act.

 

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