No. 2 of 1998 (b) (c) (d) Kenya Information and Communications [Rev. 2018] and public participation, creation of a better business environment, improving productivity and efficiency of government departments; the filing of any form, application or any other document with any office, authority, body or agency owned or controlled by the Government in a particular manner; the issue or grant of any licence, permit, sanction or approval by whatever name called in a particular manner; or the receipt or payment of money in a particular manner, then notwithstanding anything contained in such law for the time being in force, such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such filing, issue, grant, receipt or payment, as the case may be, is effected by means of such electronic forms as may be prescribed by the Minister in consultation with the Commission. (2) The Minister may, for the purposes of subsection (1), by regulations prescribe— (a) the manner and format in which such electronic records shall be filed, created or used; (b) the manner or method of payment of any fee or charges for filing, creation or issue of any electronic record under subparagraph (a). [Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 31.] 83T. Electronic Gazette Where any law provides that any rule, regulation, order, notification, or any other matter shall be published in the Gazette, then such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such rule, regulation, order, notification or any other matter is published in the electronic Gazette; Provided that where any rule, regulation, order, by-law, notification or any other matter is published both in the printed and electronic Gazettes, the date of publication shall be deemed to be the date of the Gazette which was first published in any form. [Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 31.] 83U. Repealed by Act No. 5 of 2018, Sch. 83V. Repealed by Act No. 5 of 2018, Sch. 83W. Repealed by Act No. 5 of 2018, Sch. 83X. Repealed by Act No. 5 of 2018, Sch. 83Y. Damaging or denying access to computer system Any person who without lawful authority or lawful excuse does an act which causes directly or indirectly— (a) a degradation, failure, interruption or obstruction of the operation of a computer system; or (b) a denial of access to, or impairment of any program or data stored in, the computer system, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings and or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both. [Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 31.] 62