According to Section 16 of the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Act, where any matter (including an advertisement) intended for broadcasting is, in the opinion of the Minister, of an objectionable nature, the Minister may by order in writing prohibit the broadcasting of the matter unless suitably amended in the manner specified by the Minister in the order, so as to remove the objectionable nature of the matter.

The Customs Management (Prohibited and Restricted Goods) Regulations restrict the importation of Radio Communication equipment HS Code 8525.5010 to 8525.6000 without written prior approval of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

It is reported that voluntary certification is recommended, and in-country testing is not mandatory. It is further reported that self-certification is allowed, and it is recommended that homologation be made in the Department of Information Communications Technology.

According to Art. 40 of the Data Protection Act, where a type of processing is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of any individual, the data controller shall, prior to the processing, carry out a data protection impact assessment.
An assessment is required when: (i) a systematic and extensive evaluation of personal aspects relating to individuals which are based on automated processing, including profiling, and on which decisions are based that produce legal effects concerning the individual or significantly affect the individual; (ii) processing on a large scale of special categories of data referred to under section 23 (data related to minors); (iii) there is systematic monitoring of a publicly accessible area on a large scale; (iv) there exist any other circumstances as specified by the Commission in the implementation of this Act.
Furthermore, according to Art. 40.3, the data protection impact assessment shall include the following: (i) a general description of the envisaged processing operations, their purpose, and legitimate interest pursued by the data processor; (ii) an assessment of the risks to the rights and freedoms of the data subjects; (iii) the measures envisaged to address those risks; and (iv) safeguards, security measures and mechanisms to ensure the protection of personal data and to demonstrate compliance with this section, taking into account the rights and legitimate interests of the data subjects and other persons concerned.
According to Art. 45.1, the data controller shall designate a data protection officer when (i) the core activities of the data controller or the data processor consist of processing operations which, by virtue of their nature, their scope or their purposes, require regular and systematic monitoring of the data subjects on a large scale; or (ii) the core activities of the data controller or the data processor consist of processing on a large scale of special categories of data under Part IV (sensitive data, data related to minors and data relating to offences and criminal conviction).

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Seychelles's law and jurisprudence.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Seychelles's law and jurisprudence.

Seychelles has a clear regime of copyright exceptions that follows the fair dealing model, which enables the lawful use of copyrighted work by others without obtaining permission. According to Sections 9-17 of the Copyright Act, the exceptions include the right to reproduce a work for personal use and purposes privately; the quotation from a work that has lawfully been made available to the public; the reproduction, broadcasting and other communication to the public for informatory purposes; the reproduction in a single copy or the adaptation of a computer programme by the lawful owner of a copy of that computer programme among others.

Seychelles has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Seychelles has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Seychelles does not have a comprehensive framework in place that provides effective protection of trade secrets, but there are limited measures addressing some issues related to them. The Industrial Property Act provides a definition under Section 106 stating that information shall be considered "undisclosed information" if:
- it is secret in the sense that it is not, as a body or in the precise configuration and assembly of its components, generally known among or readily accessible to persons within the circles that normally deal with the kind of information in question;
- it has commercial value because it is secret; and
- its legitimate holder has taken reasonable steps, under the circumstances, to keep it secret.

According to Art. 35(e) of the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Act, every person providing a telecommunication service must afford access to towers, poles, ducts, conduits, and such person's right-of-way to his competitors on rates, terms and conditions that are reasonable and non-discriminatory.

It is reported that the Government of Seychelles owns 40.6% shareholding of Seychelles Cable Systems Company Limited (SCS). SCS is a private-public partnership made up of the Seychelles Government, Cable & Wireless (33.4%) and Airtel (26%) that was set up to act as a promoter of the Seychelles East Africa Submarine (SEAS) cable project.

It is reported that Seychelles does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, there is an obligation of accounting separation.

Seychelles has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Seychelles has a telecommunications authority: Seychelles Department of Information Communication Technology (DICT). However, it is reported that the DICT's decision-making process, operating under the President's Office, is only partially independent of the government. The DICT is responsible for developing and implementing legislation, regulations, and policies related to telecommunications and associated services.