OFFENCES
Illegal Access

4.

(1) A person who intentionally, without lawful excuse or justification or in
excess of a lawful excuse or justification, accesses the whole or any part of
a computer system commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by
imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years, or a fine not
exceeding M25, 000, or both.
(2) Where the unauthorised access under subsection (1) is gained by

infringing security measures or with the intent of obtaining computer
data, a person convicted of the offence under subsection (1) shall be
liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or to a fine
not exceeding M35, 000 or both.
Illegal
Remaining

5.

Illegal
Interception

6.

(1) A person who intentionally, without lawful excuse or justification or in
excess of a lawful excuse or justification, by infringing security measures or
with the intent of obtaining computer data or other dishonest intent remains
logged in a computer system or part of a computer system or continues to
use a computer system commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by
imprisonment for a period not exceeding [period], or a fine not exceeding
[amount], or both.
(1) A person who, intentionally without lawful excuse or justification or in
excess of a lawful excuse or justification, intercepts by technical means:
(a)
or

any non-public transmission to, from or within a computer system;

(b)

electromagnetic emissions from a computer system

commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for a
period not exceeding five years, or a fine not exceeding M50, 000, or both.
Illegal Data
Interference

7.

(1) Subject to subsection 2 and 5, a person who, intentionally without
lawful excuse or justification or in excess of a lawful excuse or justification,
does any of the following acts:
(a)

damages or deteriorates computer data; or

(b)

deletes computer data ; or

(c)

alters computer data; or

(d)

renders computer data meaningless, useless or ineffective; or

(e)
obstructs, interrupts or interferes with the lawful use of computer
data; or
(f)
obstructs, interrupts or interferes with any person in the lawful use
of computer data; or
(g)
it;

denies access to computer data to any person authorized to access

commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for a

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