36 No. 18
Using un.
lawful
telecorn-
mucation
system
service
Obstruc.
tion of
public
telecommunication or
postal
licensees
Tanzania Communications
1993
(a) in the case of any telecommunication equipment or any telecommunication system or service, other than any radiocommunication
system or service, enter and Inspect any place in which the telecommunication equipment Is used or the telecommunication system or service is established, installed, maintained, operated or
provided, and may seize any telecommunication system or eqitipment found therein which appears to be used for or in connection
with telecommunication; and
(b) in the case of any radiocommunication system or service, enter
any place in the United Republic or stop or board any vessel,
aircraft or vehicle and inspect any place therein and may seize
any radiocommunication system or equipment found therein
which appears to be used for or in connection with radiocommunications,
(2) Where any police officer not below the rank of assistant superintendent or any employee authorised by the Commission has reasonable
grounds for believing that an offence has been or is being committed
under Section 62, 63, and 64, he may seize any telecommunication
system or equipment or any radiocommunication system or equipment
used in the commission of the offence.
(3) If there is no prosecution with regard to any equipment or system
seized under this section, the equipment or system shall be taken and
deemed to be forfeited to the Commission
unless a claim is made within
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two months from the date of seizure.
(4) Any person as setting that he is the owner of the equipment or
system may personally or by his authorised agent give written notice to
the Commission that he claims the same,
(5) On receipt of the notice, the Commission may direct that the
equipment or system be released or may refer the matter to a Resident
Magistrate's Court or a District Court,
(6)" The Resident Magistrate's Court or the District Court may procoed to the examination of the matter and upon examination shall order
that the equipment or system be forfeited or released.
67. Any person who knowing or having reason to believe that a telecommunication system or service has been established, installed, maintained, operated or provided in contravention of this Act, whether or
or not such system or service is connected to or provided through a public
telecommunication licensee's installation or plant, uses the system or
service for communication or for performing any service incidental
thereto or delivers any message for transmission by the system or service
or accepts delivery of any message sent shall be guilty of an offence.
68--(1) Any person who:(a) while on any premises used for the purposes of the business of
a public telecommunication licensee or a public postal licensee,
intentionally obstructs the course of business of the licensee concerned; or