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Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, 2002 (Act 70 of 2002)

Directives in Respect of Different Categories of Telecommunications Service Providers made in terms of The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, 2002 (Act No. 70 of 2002)

Schedule A : Directive for Fixed Line Operators in Terms of Section 30(7)(a) read with Section 30(2) of The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, 2002 (Act No. 70 of 2002)

Part 4 : Routing, Provision and Storing of Archived Communication-Related Information

13. General requirements in respect of archived communication-related information

 

13.1 A FLO must provide a telecommunication service in respect of which all archived communication-related information can be securely stored, retrieved and duplicated for—
(a) routing to the IC; or
(b) provision to a law enforcement agency.

 

13.2 Archived communication-related information must be available in the storage facility of the FLO for the period specified in paragraph 17.

 

13.3 Archived communication-related information must be retrievable from the storage facility of the FLO.

 

13.4 A FLO must ensure that archived communication-related information can within the period specified in the direction, be—
(a) duplicated and routed to the IC; or
(b) provided to the law enforcement agency.

 

13.5 Archived communication-related information must be stored in a format that allows for the extraction of the relevant requested information only, in a readable, intelligible and understandable format, and in accordance with the direction.

 

13.6 When real-time communication-related information is transferred to an archived storage facility, the FLO must ensure that—
(a) all the information is transferred;
(b) the information is not deleted before the expiry of 90 days from the date on which the indirect communication to which the real-time communication-related information relates, is recorded; and
(c) the integrity of the information is not compromised.

 

13.7 After a direction has been presented, the routing or provision of the archived communication-related information shall proceed in accordance with that direction.