Cybercrimes Act, 2015, child sexual abuse material including computer-generated content
Cybercrimes Act 2015 (Act No. 14 of 2015), s. 13, as substituted by the Child Protection Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2024 (Act No. 10 of 2024), s. 5 (child sexual abuse material)
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In force since 2 October 2024.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not produce, offer, distribute, transmit, procure or possess, through a computer system, child sexual abuse material, including computer-generated material that cannot be differentiated from a real child.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
A fine of not less than TZS 50,000,000 or three times the value of the undue advantage received, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for a term of not less than seven years, or both, on conviction (s. 13(3) as substituted); the convicted person may additionally be ordered to compensate the victim (s. 13(4)). Section 13 sets a minimum fine and a minimum imprisonment term rather than a ceiling, so no penalty_structure cap is recorded for this instrument.
What this law does
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The Child Protection Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2024 repealed and replaced section 13 of the Cybercrimes Act, and amended section 3's definitions to add 'child sexual abuse material' or 'child sexual exploitation material', defined to mean any image, video, audio or written content depicting sexual acts involving a child or portraying a child in a sexualised manner, and to include any image, video or computer-generated material, whether created, adopted or modified, which cannot be differentiated from a real child.
As substituted, section 13 prohibits producing, offering, distributing, transmitting, procuring or knowingly possessing such material through a computer system, and prohibits compelling, inviting or allowing a child to view pornography or such material.
A person convicted is liable to a fine of not less than TZS 50,000,000 or three times the undue advantage received, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for a term of not less than seven years, or both, and may additionally be ordered to compensate the victim.
When LexLint raises it
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