22

No.14

Cybercrimes

2015

(i) committed using a computer system,
device or data located within United
Republic of Tanzania; or
(ii) directed against computer system, device
or data or person located in United
Republic of Tanzania.
(2) In this section the term “court” means court of
competent jurisdiction.
PART IV
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Search and
seizure

31.-(1) Police officer incharge of a police station or
a law enforcement officer of a similar rank, upon being
satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect or
believe that a computer system(a) may be used as evidence in proving an offence;
or
(b) is acquired by any person as a result of an
offence,
may issue an order authorizing a law enforcement officer to:
(i)
enter into any premise and search or
seize a device or computer system;
(ii)
secure the computer data accessed; or
(iii)
extend the search or similar accessing to
another system where a law enforcement
officer conducting a search has grounds
to believe that the data sought is stored
in another computer system or part of it.
(2) The search under this section shall be conducted
in accordance with the relevant laws regulating the conduct
of search and seizure.
(3) Where a device or computer system is removed

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