(a) an individual, to a fine of two hundred
thousand dalasis or imprisonment for a
term not exceeding five years, or to both
the fine and imprisonment;
(b) a body corporate, to a fine of not less than
five hundred thousand dalasis.
(2) Where as a result of the commission of an
offence under this section
(a) the operation of the computer system;
(b) access to any program or data held in any
computer; or
(c) the operation of any program or the
reliability of any data,
is suppressed, modified or otherwise impaired, a
person convicted for the offence is liable to a
further fine of five hundred thousand dalasis.
(3) A person is not liable under this section where
he or she is acting
(a) pursuant to measures that can be taken
under this Act; or
(b) in reliance of any other statutory power.
(4) A modification is unauthorized if
(a) the person whose act causes it is not him
self or herself entitled to determine whether
the modification should be made; and
(b) he or she does not have consent to the
modification from any person who is so
entitled.
(5) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial
whether an unauthorized modification or any
intended effect of it, is permanent or merely
temporary.
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