[Chapter 11:20]

Interception of Communications Act

No. 6/2007

PART IV
POSTAL ARTICLES

14. Application for detention order.
15. Examination of and accountability for detained postal articles.
PART V
GENERAL

16 Restriction on disclosure.
17. Disposal of intercept product.
18. Appeals.
19. Review of exercise of Minister’s powers under this Act.
20. Regulations

ACT
To provide for the lawful interception and monitoring of certain communications in the course
of their transmission through a telecommunication, postal or any other related service or
system in Zimbabwe; to provide for the establishment of a monitoring centre; and to
provide for any other matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.

ENACTED by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
PART I
PRELIMINARY

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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Interception of Communications Act [Chapter 11:20].

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Interpretation
(1) In this Act
“access” means the technical ability to interface with a communications facility such as a
telecommunications line or switch to enable the interception of any communication
carried on at that facility;
“agency”
means
the
government
telecommunications
agency
comprising
telecommunications experts which has been designated to operate the monitoring

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