Section 6: Production of telegrams
consolidated text (as at 1989). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
6. Production of telegrams
(1) Where it appears to the Minister that it is expedient for the protection
of the safety or interest of Mauritius to do so, he may, by warrant under his
hand, require a person who owns or controls any telegraph or wireless apparatus used for the sending or receipt of telegrams to or from any place outside Mauritius, to produce to him, or to any person named in the warrant,
the originals and transcripts of all telegrams or of telegrams of any specified
class or description or of telegrams sent from or addressed to any specified
person or place, sent to or received from any place outside Mauritius, as well
as any other information relating to the telegrams as he may require.
(2) Any person who refuses or neglects to comply with a request made
under subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be
liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
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