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(ii) any breach, sabotage or terrorism on a wire or
electronic communication system by a person
within or outside Zambia, a foreign power or an
agent of a foreign power; or
(iii) clandestine intelligence activities by an intelligence
service, a network of a foreign power or an
agent of a foreign power;
(b) information, whether or not concerning a citizen of Zambia
or an electronic user with respect to a foreign power or
foreign territory, that relates to the national defence or
the security of the Republic of Zambia; or
(c) the conduct of the foreign affairs of Zambia;
" intercept " means to access or acquire the contents of a
communication through an electronic, mechanical or other
device;
" interception device " means a device or process which
records or decodes electronic or other impulses which
identify the numbers dialed or otherwise transmitted on
the telephone line to which such device is attached;
" intermediary " means a person w h o , on behalf of another
person, whether as agent or not, sends, receives or stores
a particular data message or provides other services with
respect to that data message;
" internet " m e a n s the interconnected system o f networks
that connects computers around the world using the T C P /
IP or other protocols, and includes future versions thereof;
" IP address " means the dynamic or static number identifying
the point of connection of a computer or other device to
the internet;
" j u d g e " means a j u d g e of the High Court;
" law enforcement officer " m e a n s —
(a) a police officer above the rank of sub-inspector;
(b) an officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission;
(c) an officer of the Drug Enforcement Commission;
(d) an officer of the Zambia Security Intelligence Service;
and
(e) any other person appointed as such by the Minister
for purposes o f this A c t ;

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