Electronic Communications Act, 2008
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commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not
more than one thousand five hundred penalty units or to a term of
imprisonment of not more than four years or both.
Re-programming mobile telephones
80. (1) A person commits an offence if that person
(a) changes a unique device identifier, or
(b) interferes with the operation of a unique device identifier.
(2) For the purposes of this section a unique device identifier is an
electronic equipment identifier which is unique to a mobile wireless communications device.
(3) A person does not commit an offence under this section if that
person
(a) is the manufacturer of the device, or
(b) does an act mentioned in subsection (1) with the written
consent of the manufacturer of the device.
(4) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable
on summary conviction to a fine of not more than three thousand penalty
units or a term of imprisonment of not more than five years or both.
Possession or supply of a device for re-programming purposes
81. (1) A person commits an offence if
(a) that person has custody or control of a device which may be
used to change or interfere with the operation of a unique
device identifier, and
(b) there is reason to believe that that person intends to use the
implement or device for an unlawful purpose or to allow it
to be used for an unlawful purpose.
(2) A person commits on offence if that person
(a) supplies or offers to supply an implement or device which
may be used for the purpose of changing or interfering with
the operation of a unique device identifier, and
(b) ought to know that the person to whom the offer to supply
the implement or device is made intends to use it unlawfully
or to allow it to be used unlawfully.
(3) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable
on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than one hundred and
twenty-five penalty units or to imprisonment for a term of not more
than six months or both.
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