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(f) any computer, computer network, information communications network data, programme or system involved is owned by the State, a law enforcement agency, the Defence Forces, the Prison Service, a statutory corporation or a local authority; (g) the offence results in considerable material prejudice or economic loss to the owner of the computer, computer network, data, programme or system; (h) the offence seriously interferes with or disrupts an essential service; or (i) the offence was committed in furtherance of organised crime or the perpetrator was part of organised criminal gang. PART IV OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND MATERIALS 14 Transmission of data message inciting violence or damage to property Any person who unlawfully by means of a computer or information system makes available, transmits, broadcasts or distributes a data message to any person, group of persons or to the public with intend to incite such persons to commit acts of violence against any person or persons or to cause damage to any property shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 15 Sending threatening data message Any person who unlawfully and intentionally by means of a computer or information system sends any data message to another person threatening harm to the person or the person’s family or friends or damage to the property of such persons shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 16 Cyber-bullying and harassment Any person who unlawfully and intentionally by means of a computer or information system generates and sends any data message to another person, or posts on any material whatsoever on any electronic medium accessible by any person, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, threaten, bully or cause substantial emotional distress, or to degrade, humiliate or demean the person of another or to encourage a person to harm himself or herself, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 17 Transmission of false data message intending to cause harm Any person who unlawfully and intentionally by means of a computer or information system makes available, broadcasts or distributes data to any other person concerning an identified or identifiable person knowing it to be false with intend to cause psychological or economic harm Page 12 of 24

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