(2) A person who performs any of the acts
described in this Part for the purpose of obtaining
any unlawful advantage by causing fake data to be
produced with the intent that it be considered or
acted on as if it were authentic, commits of an
offence.
(3) A person who commits an offence under this
section 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 a fine of not less than
five hundred thousand dalasis.
PART IV - PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
Indecent
photographs of
children

174. (1) A person who ­

(a)	 takes or permits to be taken or to make, an
indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph
of a child;
(b)	 distributes
or
shows
an
indecent
photograph or a pseudo-photograph;
(c)	 has in his or her possession an indecent
photograph or pseudo-photographs, with a
view to it being distributed or shown by
himself or herself or any other person; or
(d)	 publishes or causes to be published an
advertisement likely to be understood as
conveying that the advertiser distributes or
shows the indecent photograph or a
pseudo- photograph, or intends to do so,
commits an offence and liable on conviction to
imprisonment for life.
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence
under subsection (1)(b) or (c), it is a defence for
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