Cyber and Data Protection Act, 2021 (j) Zimbabwe advise the Minister on the establishment and development of a comprehensive legal framework governing cyber security matters. 4B. Establishment of Cyber Security Committee (1) There is hereby established a committee to be known as the Cyber Security Committee which will shall be an ad hoc advisory body to the Minister. (2) The Cyber Security Committee shall consist of eleven members appointed by the Minister for their knowledge in computer and telecommunications, law and policy and skills in respect of any aspect dealt with in this Act as follows— (a) one representative nominated by each of the following— (i) the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe; (ii) the ministry responsible for information and communications technologies; (ii) the ministry responsible for science and technology; [Please note: numbering as in original.] (iii) the ministry responsible for justice; (iv) the Zimbabwe Republic Police; (v) the National Prosecution Authority; (vi) the ministry responsible for defence; (vii) the Central Intelligence Organisation; (viii) the Prisons and Correctional Service; (b) one representative from the cyber security and monitoring centre; (c) any representative from any sector of the economy or any other person who may be necessary to the deliberations in respect of a particular warrant, appointed on an ad hoc basis. (3) From among the appointed members, the Minister shall appoint the Chairperson of the Cyber Security Committee. (4) The Committee shall, at its first meeting, elect a Vice-Chairperson of the Committee from among its members: Provided that the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson shall be of different genders. (5) The provisions of the Schedule apply to the Cyber Security Committee. (6) The Cyber Security Committee may, with the approval of the Minister, issue such guidelines as may be necessary for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act as it relates to its functions under this Act. (7) The principal Act is amended in section 5 by the insertion after subsection (3) of the following subsection— [Please note: numbering as in original.] "(4) The Minister, upon receiving an application for a warrant in terms of this section, shall refer the application to the Cyber security committee, who shall advise the Minister on whether or not any of the reasonable grounds to issue a warrant referred to in section 6 are present: Provided that the Minister may issue a provisional warrant if in his or her opinion any of the reasonable grounds referred to in section 6 are present. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 28