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Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes
2018
PART V —INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION
57. (1) This Part shall apply in addition to the Mutual
Legal Assistance Act, 2011 and the Extradition
(Contiguous and Foreign Countries) Act.
General principles
relating to
international cooperation.
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(2) Thr Central Authority rmay make a request for cap. 6
mutual legal assistance in any criminal matter to a
requested State for purposes of—
(a) undertaking investigations or proceedings
concerning offences related to computer systems,
electronic communications or data;
(b) collecting evidence of an offence in electronic
form; or
(c) obtaining expeditious preservation and disclosure
of traffic data, real-time collection of traffic data
associated with specified communications or
interception of content data or any other means,
power, function or provisions under this Act.
(3) A requesting State may make a request for mutual
legal assistance to the Central Authority in any criminal
matter, for the purposes provided in subsection (2).
(4) Where a request has been received under
subsection (3), the Central Authority may, subject to the
provisions of the Mutual Legal Assistance Act, 2011, the
Extradition (Contiguous and Foreign Countries) Act, this
Act and any other refevant law —
(a) grant the legal assistance requested; or
(b) refuse to grant the legal assistance requested.
(5) The Central Authority may require a requested
State to —
(a) keep the contents, any information and material
provided in a confidential manner;
(b) only use the contents, information and material
provided for the purpose of the criminal matter
specified in the request; and
(c) use it subject to other specified ciondid.
58. (1) The Central Authority may, sub
and any other relevant law, without prior
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