Electronic Transactions Act, 2008
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medium or an electronic agent and whether the means to prevent the commission of the offence is an electronic medium or agent.
Conspiracy
114. Section 23 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) on conspiracy applies with the necessary modification to any person who conspires to commit an offence whether the medium used in whole or in part
was an electronic medium or an electronic agent.
Forgery
115. Sections 158, 159,161,162,164,166,167,168,169 and 170 of the
Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) on forgery apply with the necessary
modification to any person who forges anything whether or not the forgery
is in whole or in part effected by use of any electronic process or in electronic form.
Intent
116. A person who uses any electronic medium or any electronic agent
whether in part or in whole is deemed to intend to cause or contribute to
causing the event which results from the use or intervention of the electronic medium or agent.
Criminal negligence
117. A person who uses an electronic medium or any electronic agent
whether in part or in whole is deemed to have caused an event negligently
if without intending to cause the event, the person causes it by voluntary
action from the use or intervention of an electronic medium or agent without the skill and care as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
Access to protected computer
118. A person who secures unauthorised access or attempts to secure
access to a protected system in contravention of a provision of this Act
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not
more than five thousand penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of
not more than ten years or to both.
Obtaining electronic payment medium falsely
119. A person who makes or causes to be made either directly or indirectly, a false representation to procure the issue of an electronic payment
medium personally or to another person commits an offence and is liable
on summary conviction to a fine of not more than five thousand penalty
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