Supplement to Official Gazette
[27th August 2012]
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Amendment
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COMPUTER
MISUSE
(AMENDMENT)
ACT, 2012
(Act 6 0/2012)
Supplement to Offieial Gazette
[27th August 2012J
2.
The Computer Misuse Act, 1998 is amended in
section 2 by repealing the definition of the word "computer"
and substituting thereforthe following new definition ""computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical,
electrochemical, or other data processing device, or a
, group of such interconnected or related devices,
performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions,
and includes
any data storage
facility
or
communications
facility directly related to or
operating in conjuction with such device or group of
such interconnected orrelated devices;"
I certify that this is a correct copy of the Bill which was
passed by the National Assembly on 14th August, 2012.
I assent
I,
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Azarel Emesta
Clerk to the National Assembly
Danny Faure
Vice-President
27th August. 2012
.AN ACT to amend the Computer
ENACTED
1.
by the President
"
Misuse Act, 1998.
and the National Assembly.
This Act may be cited as the Computer
mendment) Act, 2012.
Misuse
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