Electronic 280 [ N o . 21 of 2009 and Communications Transactions (3) An action shall not lie in any court against a service provider, the officers, employees or agents o f the service provider or other authorised persons for providing information, facilities or assistance in compliance with a court order, warrant or subpoena under this Act. PART XIII ENCRYPTING COMMUNICATION Use of encrypted communication 8 5 . A person shall use an encryption, regardless of encryption algorithm selected, encryption key length chosen, or implementation technique or medium used, in the manner provided for under this Act. General construction 8 6 . Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring the use by a person of any form of encryption that— (a) limits or affects the ability of the person to use encryption without a key escrow function; or (b) limits or affects the ability o f the p e r s o n w h o uses encryption with a key escrow function not to use a key holder. Prohibition of 8 7 . (1) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, a key holder unauthorised shall not release a decryption key or decrypt any data without decryption or release of authorisation. decryption key (2) A person w h o contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twenty-five years. (3) A key holder may release a decryption key or decrypt any data or c o m m u n i c a t i o n — (a) with the approval of the person whose key is held or managed by the key holder or the owner o f the data or communication; (b) where the release of the decryption key or decryption of the data or communication is necessary or incidental to the provision of encryption services or to the holding or m a n a g e m e n t of the key by the key holder; or (c) t o a s s i s t a l a w e n f o r c e m e n t officer p u r s u a n t t o an interception of c o m m u n i c a t i o n s order to access stored w i r e or e l e c t r o n i c c o m m u n i c a t i o n or t r a n s a c t i o n a l records.