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 2 : Prohibition of interception of communications and provision of real-time or archived communication related information and exceptionsPart 1 : Prohibition of interception of communications and exceptions4. Interception of communication by party to communication |
| (1) | Any person, other than a law enforcement officer, may intercept any communication if he or she is a party to the communication, unless such communication is intercepted by such person for purposes of committing an offence. |
| (2) | Any law enforcement officer may intercept any communication if he or she is— |
| (a) | a party to the communication; and |
| (b) | satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the interception of a communication of another party to the communication is necessary on a ground referred to in section 16(5)(a), unless such communication is intercepted by such law enforcement officer for purposes of committing an offence. |
