computer with intent to commit an offence to which this section applies
shall be guilty of an offence.
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(2) This section shall apply to an offence involving property, fraud,
dishonesty or which causes bodily harm and which is punishable on
conviction with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years.
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(3) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 10 years or to both.
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(4) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether —
(a)
the access referred to in subsection (1) is authorised or unauthorised;
(b)
the offence to which this section applies is committed at the same time
when the access is secured or at any other time.
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[UK CMA 1990, s. 2]
Unauthorised modification of computer material
5.
—(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who does any act which he
knows will cause an unauthorised modification of the contents of any
computer shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 3 years or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent
conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 5 years or to both.
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(2) If any damage is caused as a result of an offence under this section,
a person convicted of the offence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
$50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both.
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(3) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial that the act in
question is not directed at —
(a)
any particular program or data;
(b)
a program or data of any kind; or
(c)
a program or data held in any particular computer.