The Computer and Cybercrimes Bill, 2016
law for maintaining and making available the provision of their service.
(3) A service provider shall not be liable under this Act or any other
law for the disclosure of any data or other information that the service
provider discloses only to the extent required under this Act or in
compliance with the exercise of powers under this Part.
PART IV—INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
General
principles
relating
to
international cooperation.
No. 36 of 2011.
31.
(1) This Part shall apply in addition to the Mutual Legal
Assistance Act, 2011.
(2) The Central Authority may make a request for mutual legal
assistance in any criminal matter to a requested State for purposes of—
(a) undertaking investigations or proceedings concerning offences
related to computer systems, electronic communications or data;
(b) collecting evidence of an offence in electronic form; or
(c) obtaining expeditious preservation and disclosure of traffic data,
real-time collection of traffic data associated with specified
communications or interception of content data or any other
means, power, function or provisions under this Act.
(3) A requesting State may make a request for mutual legal assistance to
the Central Authority in any criminal matter, for the purposes provided
in subsection (2).
No. 36 of 2011.
(4) Where a request has been received under subsection (3), the Central
Authority may, subject to the provisions of the Mutual Legal Assistance
Act, 2011, this Act and any other relevant law—
(a) grant the legal assistance requested; or
(b) refuse to grant the legal assistance requested.
(5) The Central Authority may require a requested State to—
(a) keep the contents, any information and material provided in a
confidential manner;
(b) only use the contents, information and material provided for the
purpose of the criminal matter specified in the request; and
(c) use it subject to other specified conditions.
Spontaneous
information.
32. (1) The Central Authority may, subject to this Act and any
other relevant law, without prior request, forward to a foreign State
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