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| (1) Subject to the provisions contained in subsection (3) every telecommunication officer or any person having official duties in connection with a telecommunication system who otherwise than in the course of his duty.
| | (a) intentionally intercepts a message sent by means of that system or its usage information ; or | | |
| | (b) disclose any person the contents of a message sent by means of that system which he had intentionally intercepted, | | |
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| (2) Subject to the provisions contained in subsection(3) every telecommunication officer or any person having official duties in connection with the running of a telecommunication system who otherwise than in the course of his duty intentionally discloses to any person the contents of any statement of account specifying the telecommunication services provided to any other person by means of that system, shall be guilty of an offence. |
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| (3) The provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall not apply to anything done in obedience to any direction given under the hand of the Minister under this Act, and paragraph (b) of that subsection and subsection (2) shall not apply to any disclosure in connection with the investigation of any criminal offence or for the purposes of any criminal proceedings. |
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| (4) Every officer or person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees, or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months. |
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