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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

Chapter 13 : General

79B. Provision of information

 

(1) Subject to the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000), the Minister may, in writing, require the Authority or the Agency, or any other person to provide, within a reasonable time or on a regular basis, any data, information or documents to the Minister that are required for the purposes of the performance of the functions of the Minister.

 

(2) A notice under subsection (1) may also indicate the manner in which the information must be furnished and, if required, how the information must be verified.

 

(3) When information is requested by the Minister the relevant person may request the Minister to treat specific information as confidential, and for that purpose section 4D of the ICASA Act applies with the changes required by the context.

 

[Section 79B inserted by section 34 of the Electronic Communications Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 1 of 2014)]