CONSOLIDATED TO 31 DECEMBER 2015 LAWS OF SEYCHELLES CHAPTER 4 COMPUTER MISUSE ACT, 1998 [28th December, 1998] Act 17 of 1998 Act 6 of 2012 ______________________________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS COMPUTER MISUSE ACT, 1998 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Short title Interpretation Unauthorised access to computer Unauthorised access with criminal intent Unauthorised modification of computer material Jurisdiction Attempt, conspiracy etc. Conviction of lesser offence charged Enforcement power Obstruction etc. of police officer Protection of police etc. Regulations NO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION ______________________________ Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Computer Misuse Act, 1998. Interpretation 2. (1) In this Act “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operating in conjunction with such device or group of such interconnected or related devices; Definition of “computer” repealed and substituted by s 2 of Act 6 of 2012 with effect from 27 August 2012. “computer programme" means data representing instructions or statement that, when executed in a computer, causes in a computer to perform a function and includes part of programme;