ICT Policy Africa

Republic of Namibia

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Annotated Statutes

Protection of Information Act 84 of 1982 (RSA)

[The definition of “Government” is substituted by AG 29 of 1985.
AG 8 of 1980 was repealed by the Namibian Constitution.]

“hostile organization” means (a)

any organization declared by or under any law to be an unlawful organization;
[paragraph (a) amended by AG 29 of 1985]

(b)

any association of persons or any movement or institution declared under section 14 to be
a hostile organization;

“military” includes army, air force and naval;
“model” includes any design, pattern or specimen;
“prohibited place” means (a)

any work of defence belonging to or occupied or used by or on behalf of the Government,
including (i)

any arsenal, military establishment or station, factory, dockyard, camp, ship, vessel
or aircraft;

(ii)

any telegraph, telephone, radio or signal station or office; and

(iii)

any place used for building, repairing, making, keeping or obtaining armaments or
any model or document relating thereto;

(b)

any place where armaments or any model or document relating thereto is being built,
repaired, made, kept or obtained under contract with or on behalf of the Government or of
the government of any foreign State;

(c)

any place or area declared under section 14 to be a prohibited place;

“Republic” includes the territory of South West Africa;
[definition of “Republic” inserted by AG 29 of 1985]

“security matter” includes any matter which is dealt with by the Namibia Central Intelligence
Service or which relates to the functions of that Service or to the relationship existing between
any person and that Service.
[definition of “security matter” amended by Act 19 of 1987 and by Act 10 of 1997]

(2)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates -

(a)

any reference to the disclosing or receiving of anything includes a reference to the
disclosing or receiving of any part or the substance, effect or description thereof;

(b)

any reference to the obtaining or retaining of anything includes a reference to the
obtaining or retaining of any part or the copying or causing to be copied of the
whole or any part thereof, whether by photography or otherwise;

(c)

any reference to the disclosing of anything includes a reference to the transmission
or transfer thereof; and