Cyber and Data Protection Act, 2021 (2) Zimbabwe A magistrate may, on an application by a police officer in the prescribed form, that specified computer data or a printout or other information is reasonably required for the purpose of a criminal investigation or criminal proceedings, order that— (a) a person in Zimbabwe in control of the relevant computer system produce from the system specified computer data or a printout or other intelligible output of that data; or (b) an electronic communications service provider in Zimbabwe produce information about persons who subscribe to or otherwise use the service. (3) An application referred to in subsection (1) shall be supported by an affidavit in which the police officer shall set out the offence being investigated, the computer system in which it is suspected to be stored, the reasonable grounds upon which the belief is based, the measures that will be taken in pursuance of the investigation and the period over which those measures will be taken. (4) A police officer granted a warrant in terms of this section may— (5) (a) if there are reasonable grounds to believe that computer data concerned is susceptible to loss, alteration, deletion, impairment or modification, by written notice given to a person in control of the computer data, require the person in control of the data to ensure that the data specified in the notice is preserved for a period not exceeding seven days as may be specified in the notice which period may be extended, on an application to a magistrate, for such period as the magistrate may grant; (b) by written notice to a person in control of the computer system or information system concerned, require the person in control thereof to disclose relevant traffic data concerning specified communications in order to identify— (i) the service providers; or (ii) the path through which the communication was transmitted. Any person who does not comply with the order given in terms of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine. 379B. Expedited preservation (1) A magistrate may, on an application by a police officer in the prescribed form, that there are reasonable grounds to suspect or believe that traffic data associated with a specified communication is required for the purposes of a criminal investigation— (a) (b) (2) order any person in control of such data to— (i) collect, record or preserve the traffic data associated with a specified communication during a specified period; or (ii) permit and assist a specified police officer to collect or record that data. authorise the police officer to collect or record traffic data associated with a specified communication during a specified period through the use of any appropriate technological means. Section 33(3) of the Data Protection Act [Chapter 11:22] shall apply mutatis mutandis to an application in terms of this section. 379C. Obligations and immunity of service providers (1) An electronic communications network or access service provider shall not be criminally liable for providing access or transmitting information through its system if such service provider has not— (a) initiated the transmission; or (b) selected the receiver of the transmission; or By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 24