49. Every telecommunication officer, or any person having official duties in connection with a telecommunication service, who"
| (a) wilfully destroys, secretes, alters or otherwise than in the course of his duty, intentionally modifies or interferes with the contents of any message which he has received for transmission or delivery ; or |
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| (b) wilfully, and otherwise than in obedience to any authority empowered to do so under this Act, omits to transmit, or intercepts or detains any message ; or |
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| (c) otherwise than in pursuance of his official duty or as directed by court discloses the contents or any part of the contents of any message to any person other than the person to whom the message is addressed, |
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shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts