Act 2
Computer Misuse Act
2011
(2) A person who intentionally and without authority to do so, interferes with data
in a manner that causes the program or data to be modified, damaged, destroyed or rendered
ineffective, commits an offence.
(3)
A person who unlawfully produces, sells, offers to sell, procures for use,
designs, adapts for use, distributes or possesses any device, including a computer program
or a component which is designed primarily to overcome security measures for the
protection of data or performs any of those acts with regard to a password, access code or
any other similar kind of data, commits an offence.
(4)
A person who utilises any device or computer program specified in subsection
(3) in order to unlawfully overcome security measures designed to protect the program or
data or access to that program or data, commits an offence.
(5)
A person who accesses any information system so as to constitute a denial
including a partial denial of service to legitimate users commits an offence.
(6)
The intent of a person to commit an offence under this section need not be
directed at—
(a)
any particular program or data;
(b)
a program or data of any particular kind; or
(c)
a program or data held in any particular computer.
(7) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to a
fine not exceeding two hundred and forty currency points or imprisonment not exceeding
ten years or both.
13.
Access with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of
a further offence.
(1) A person who commits any acts specified under section 12 with intent to—
(a)
commit any other offence; or
(b)
facilitate the commission of any other offence, commits an
offence.
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