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Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002)Chapter XII : Cyber Inspectors80. Appointment of cyber inspectors |
| (1) | The Director-General may appoint any employee of the Department as a cyber inspector empowered to perform the functions provided for in this Chapter. |
| (2) | A cyber inspector must be provided with a certificate of appointment signed by or on behalf of the Director-General in which it is stated that he or she has been appointed as a cyber inspector. |
| (3) | A certificate provided for in subsection (2) may be in the form of an advanced electronic signature. |
| (4) | When a cyber inspector performs any function in terms of this Act, he or she must— |
| (a) | be in possession of a certificate of appointment referred to in subsection (2); and |
| (b) | show that certificate to any person who— |
| (i) | is subject to an investigation or an employee of that person; or |
| (ii) | requests to see the certificate. |
| (5) | Any person who— |
| (a) | hinders or obstructs a cyber inspector in the performance of his or her functions in terms of this Chapter; or |
| (b) | falsely holds himself or herself out as a cyber inspector, is guilty of an offence. |
