Other offences
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(1) If it is a requirement for conviction for any offence (whether under the
common law or created by any law) that the accused –
(a) makes a representation;
(b) pretends to be;
(c) convinces any person;
(d) provides false information,
such a requirement is deemed to have been satisfied if the accused provides information to
a computer system under circumstances where if the information had been provided to a
natural person, it would have satisfied that requirement, and that information will have the
effect that the system in question performs any action or allows access to any function or
facility, because that system operates under the assumption that the information is correct
or the representation embodied in the information is true.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) “providing information” includes –
(a) the use of a password, a secret code, a card or any other device which allows
any person to access the system concerned, or which is used by the system
to verify the identity of a person or that a person has paid for a service or
otherwise obtained the right to use a service;
(b) performing any action that has the effect that the system fails to verify any
matter referred to in subsection (1) or verifies such matter incorrectly.
(3) If it is a requirement for conviction for any offence (whether under the common
law or created by any law) that the accused publishes or communicates anything to the
public or a specific person, that requirement is deemed to have been met if –
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