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

Chapter 2 : Prohibition of interception of communications and provision of real-time or archived communication related information and exceptions

Part 1 : Prohibition of interception of communications and exceptions

9. Interception of communications authorised by certain other Acts

(1)

Any communication may, in the course of its occurrence or transmission, be intercepted in any prison as defined in section 1 of the Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998), if such interception takes place in the exercise of any power conferred by or under, and in accordance with, any regulations made under that Act.

(2)	If any regulations referred to in subsection (1)—

(a)

were made prior to the fixed date, the Cabinet member responsible for correctional services must within one month after the fixed date, if Parliament is then in ordinary session, or, if Parliament is not then in ordinary session, within one month after the commencement of its next ensuing ordinary session, submit a copy of those regulations to Parliament; or

(b)	are made after the fixed date, the Cabinet member responsible for correctional services must, before the publication thereof in the Gazette, submit those regulations to Parliament.