82 No. 3
Authorized
person
discloses
interception
to others
Electronic and Postal Communications
2010
121.(1) Any person who is authorized under this Act
intentionally discloses, or attempts to disclose, to any other person
the contents of any communications, intercepted by means
authorized by this Act(a) knowing or having reason to believe that the
information was obtained through the interception of
such communications in connection with a criminal
investigation;
(b) having obtained or received the information in
connection with a criminal investigation; or
(c) improperly obstructs, impedes, or interferes with a
duly authorized criminal investigation,
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of
not less than five million Tanzanian shillings or to imprisonment
for a term not less than twelve months, or to both.
(2) It shall be lawful under this Act for an officer,
employee or agent of any network facilities provider, network
service provider, application service provider or content service
provider whose facilities or services are used in communications, to
intercept, disclose, or use those communications in the normal
course of his employment while engaged in any activity which is a
necessary incident to the performance of his facilities or services or
to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of the
facilities or services, but the provider shall not utilize the facilities
or services for observing or random monitoring unless it is for
mechanical or service quality control or checks.
Penalty for
fraudulent
use of
network
facilities,
network
services,
applications
service and
content
services
122. Any person who(a) dishonestly transmits or allows to be transmitted any
communication or obtains a service provided by a
licensed network facilities provider, network services
provider, applications services provider or content
services provider with intent to avoid payment of any
rate or fee applicable to the provision of that facility
or services; or