Cyber Security and Data Protection
(b) through other means, obtains knowledge or becomes aware
of stored specific illegal information promptly informs the
appropriate authority to enable it to evaluate the nature of the
information and if necessary issue an order for its removal.
(10) An internet service provider who fails to promptly remove
or disable access to information in terms of subsection (9) shall be
guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 8 or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or both such fine
and such imprisonment.
(11) Any service provider who knowingly enables access to, stores,
transmits or provides an electronic hyperlink to, any information with
knowledge of the unlawfulness of the content of any such information
shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 14 or
to imprisonment not exceeding a period of ten years or to both such fine
and such imprisonment.
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166A Jurisdiction
(1) A court in Zimbabwe shall have jurisdiction to try any offence
under this Act where the offence was committed wholly or in part—
(a) within Zimbabwe or by any person in or outside Zimbabwe
using a computer or information system or device, software
or data located in Zimbabwe; or
(b) on a ship or aircraft registered in Zimbabwe; or
(c) by a national or permanent resident of Zimbabwe or a
person carrying on business in Zimbabwe, whether or not
the offence is committed in Zimbabwe; or
(d) by a national or permanent resident of Zimbabwe or a
person carrying on business in Zimbabwe and the offence is
committed outside Zimbabwe, if the person’s conduct also
constitutes an offence under the law of the country where
the offence was committed and harmful effects were caused
in Zimbabwe; or
(e) by any person, regardless of the location, nationality or
citizenship of the person—
(i) using a computer or information system or device,
software, or data located within Zimbabwe; or
(ii) directed against a computer or information system or
device, software or data located in Zimbabwe.
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166B Admissibility of electronic evidence
(1) In any criminal proceedings for an offence in terms of this Act,
evidence generated from a computer system or by means of information
and communications technologies or electronic communications systems
shall be admissible in court.
(2) In assessing the admissibility or evidential weight of the
evidence, regard shall be given to—
(a) the reliability of the manner in which the evidence was
generated, stored or communicated;
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