Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Post and Telecommunication-related Matters Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958)Chapter VII : Offences and Penalties105. Divulging contents of telephonic communications |
[Heading substituted by section 31 of Act No. 22 of 2011]
Any officer who, not being a witness in a court of law, without the consent of the sender or receiver, or otherwise than in pursuance of his or her duties—
| (a) | [Paragraph (a) deleted by section 31 of Act No. 22 of 2011]; |
| (b) | divulges the existence, contents or substance of any telephonic communication or maliciously or wilfully intercepts a telephonic communication or prevents or delays the transmission thereof or makes use for his or her own purposes of any knowledge he or she may acquire of the contents thereof, |
[Paragraph (b) substituted by section 31 of Act No. 22 of 2011]
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R4000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
