Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
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Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, 2002 (Act 70 of 2002)Chapter 9 : Criminal proceedings, offences and penalties47. Use of information in criminal proceedings |
| (1) | Information regarding the commission of any criminal offence, obtained by means of any interception, or the provision of any real-time or archived communication related information, under this Act, or any similar Act in another country, may be admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings or civil proceedings as contemplated in Chapter 5 or 6 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act. |
| (2) | Any information obtained by the application of this Act, or any similar Act in another country, may only be used as evidence in any criminal proceedings or civil proceedings as contemplated in Chapter 5 or 6 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, with the written authority of the National Director, or any member of the prosecuting authority authorised thereto in writing by the National Director. |
