Section 21, 2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021

(l) The Attomey-General may, subject to this Act andwithout pdor request, forwad to a forcign state, information obtained under this Act, where he considers that the disclosure of such infonffdion may- No, 7 The Cyber Securily a d Crime Ac, 2021 37 (a) assist the foreign stebe in initiating or carying out an investigation or prosecution; or O) lead to a request for cooperation by a foreign state. provided that such foreign state shall have or undertake to effect mutual exchange ofinformation with Sierra Leone in such manner as shall be agreed upon between the authorised personnel of sucb foreign state and the Attorney-General subject to the approval of Parliament @) Infonnation provided under subsection (l), may be subject to such conditions including confidentiality, as the Attorney- General may require. (3) Where a foreign state cannot comply with conditions required under subsection (2), it shall notiry the Attorney-General, who shall determine whether the information should nevertheless be provided and where the foreign state accepts the information subject to the conditions, it shall be bound by them. O) collecting electlonic evidence related to an offence punishable under the laws ofSierra Leone. (2) TheAttom€yceneral shall communicate dircctly wittr the appropriate authority ofa foreign state responsible for sending, answering, executing or transmining requests for mutual assistance or extradition. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), in case of urgency, requests may be seot directly fiom judicial authority to judicial authority, provided that the appropriate authority of the requested state is notified by the appropriate authority ofthe requesting state-