access of the kind in question; and
(b) does not have consent to access by him or
herself of the kind in question from any
person who is so entitled.
(4) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial
that the unauthorized access is not directed at
(a) any particular programme or data;
(b) a programme or data of any kind; or
(c) a programme or data held in any particular
computer system.
Access with
intent to commit
offences
164. (1) A person who causes a computer system
to perform any function for the purpose of securing
access to any programme or data held in any
computer system, with intent to commit an offence
under any other enactment, commits an offence
and is liable on conviction to a fine of two hundred
thousand dalasis or imprisonment for a term not
exceeding five years, or to both the fine and
imprisonment.
(2) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial
that
(a) the access referred to in subsection (1) is
authorized or unauthorized;
(b) the further offence to which this section
applies is committed at the same time when
the access is secured or at any other time.
Unauthorized
access to and
interception of
computer
service
165. (1)Subject to subsection (5), a person who, by
any means, knowingly –
(a) secures access to any computer system for
the purpose of obtaining, directly or
indirectly, any computer service; or
(b) intercepts or causes to be intercepted,
directly or indirectly, any function of, or any
data within a computer system,
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