“user” means a person who uses the service of the service provider regardless of whether with or without pay. “competent official” means a person appointed by the minister for the execution of this Act. “Minister” means the Minister having charge and control of the execution of this Act. 2 Section 4 The Minister of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (the “Minister”) shall have charge and control of the execution of this Act and shall have the authority to appoint the competent officials as well as to issue Ministerial Regulations and Notifications of the Ministry for the purpose of execution of this Act. Ministerial Regulations and Notifications of the Ministry shall become effective upon their publication in the Government Gazette. Part 1 Computer-Related Offences __________________________________ Section 5 Whoever illegally accesses to a computer system that has specific security measures and such security measures are not intended for his/her use, shall be liable to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, ora fine not exceeding TenThousand Baht or both. Section 6 Whoever having knowledge of the security measures to access to a computer system created specifically by another person, wrongfully discloses, without right, such security measures in a manner that is likely to cause damage to another person, shall be liable to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or a fine not exceeding Twenty Thousand Baht or both. Section 7 Whoever illegally accesses to a computer data that has specific security measures which are not intended for his/her use, shall be liable to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine not exceeding Forty Thousand Baht or both. Section 8 Whoever illegally makes, by any electronic means, an interception of computer data of another person that is being transmitted in a computer system and such computer data is not for the benefit of the public or is not available for any other persons to generally utilize, shall be liable to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or a fine not exceeding Sixty Thousand Baht or both. Section 9 Whoever illegally acts in a manner that causes damage, impairment, deletion, alteration or addition either in whole or in part of computer data of another 2 Section 4 is repealed and replaced by of the Computer-Related Crime Act No. 2, B.E. 2560. 2