Damaging or
denying access
to computer
system
167. (1) A person who, without lawful authority or
lawful excuse, does an act which causes directly or
indirectly
(a) a degradation, failure, interruption or
obstruction of the operation of a computer
system; or
(b) a denial of access to, or impairment of any
program or data stored in, the computer
system,
commits an offence.
(2) A person who commits an offence under sub
section (1) is liable on conviction, in the case of
(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 fine of not less than five
hundred thousand dalasis.
Unlawful
possession of
devices and
data
168. (1) A person who knowingly manufactures,
sells, procures for use, imports, distributes or
otherwise makes available, a computer system or
any other device, designed or adapted primarily for
the purpose of committing an offence under sub
sections (3) to (8), commits an offence.
(2) A person who knowingly receives, or is in
possession of, without sufficient excuse or justifi
cation, one or more of the devices mentioned in
subsection (1) commits an offence.
(3) A person who is found in possession of any
data or programme with the intention that the data
or programme be used, by the person himself or
herself or another person, to commit or facilitate
the commission of an offence under this Act,
commits an offence.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), possession
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