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of his or her business; or
(iii)
(b)
being used by a telecommunication service provider in the
ordinary course of his or her business; or
a hearing aid or similar device being used to correct below normal
hearing to not better than normal,
and a reference to an 'interception device' includes, where applicable, a reference to a
'monitoring device' ;
'interception direction' means a direction issued under section 16 (4) or 18 (3) (a)
and which authorises the interception, at any place in the Republic, of any communication
in the course of its occurrence or transmission, and includes an oral interception direction
issued under section 23 (7);
'Internet' means the international computer network known by that name;
'internet service provider' means any person who provides access to, or any other
service related to, the Internet to another person, whether or not such access or service
is provided under and in accordance with an electronic communication service licence
issued to the first-mentioned person under Chapter 3 of the Electronic Communications
Act;
[Definition of 'internet service provider' substituted by s. 97 of Act 36 of 2005.]
'law enforcement agency' means(a)
the Police Service;
(b)
the Defence Force;
(c)
the Agency or the Service;
(d)
the Directorate; or
(e)
any component of the prosecuting authority, designated by the
National Director to specialise in the application of Chapter 6 of the
Prevention of Organised Crime Act;
'law enforcement officer' means any member of(a)
the Police Service;
(b)
the Defence Force, excluding a member of a visiting force;
(c)
the Agency or the Service;
(d)
the Directorate; or
(e)
any component referred to in paragraph (e) of the definition of 'law
enforcement agency';
'listed equipment' means any equipment declared to be listed equipment under
section 44 (1) (a) , and includes any component of such equipment;
'Minister' means the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice,
except in Chapter 6 where it means the Cabinet member responsible for intelligence
services;
'monitor' includes to listen to or record communications by means of a monitoring
device, and 'monitoring' has a corresponding meaning;
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