[Chapter 11:20] Interception of Communications Act No. 6/2007 (a) the forms of assistance given by a service provider or protected information key holder in the execution of a warrant, notice or directive issued in terms of this Act for which it must be compensated by the State; and (b) reasonable tariffs of compensation payable to a service provider or protected information key holder for providing the forms of the assistance referred to in paragraph (a). (2) The forms of assistance referred to in subsection (1)(a) must include, in the case of— (a) a telecommunication service provider, the making available of a facility, device or telecommunication system; and (b) a protected information key holder— (i) the disclosure of the key; and (ii) the provision of assistance in rendering intelligible the protected information. (3) The tariffs prescribed under subsection (1)(b)— (a) may differ in respect of different categories of service providers or protected information key holders; (b) must be uniform in respect of each service provider or protected information key holder falling within the same category. (4) The compensation payable to a service provider or protected information key holder shall only be for direct costs incurred in respect of personnel and administration which are required for purposes of providing any of the forms of assistance referred to in subsection (1)(a). PART IV POSTAL ARTICLES 14 Application for detention order (1) If an authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds that a postal article in the custody of a postal service provider— (a) contains anything in respect of which an offence or attempted offence is being committed; or (b) contains anything that will afford evidence of the commission of an offence; or (c) is being sent to further the commission of an offence; or (d) needs to be obtained and examined in the interests of defence, public safety or public order; he or she may apply to the Minister for a detention order to detain the postal article for the purpose of examination. (2) If the Minister, by written order to the authorised person and the postal service provider, certifies that it is necessary for any of the purposes specified in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) for a postal article in the postal service provider’s custody to be detained and, if so required by the order, opened and examined, the postal service provider shall forthwith detain the postal article. — 11 —

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