Cyber Security and Data Protection
contractor who violates the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable
to a fine not exceeding level seven or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two
years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(2) Any data controller, his or her representative, agent or assignee who
contravenes section 11, 18(4), 24 and 28 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a
fine not exceeding level eleven or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven
years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(3) Upon conviction by a Court of competent jurisdiction the Court may order
the seizure of the media containing the data to which the offence relates, such as manual
filing systems, magnetic discs or magnetic tapes, except for computers or any other
equipment, or the deletion of the data.
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(4) Seizure or deletion may be ordered where the media containing the data
does not belong to the person convicted.
(5) The objects seized in terms of this section shall be destroyed.
(6) The controller or his or her representative shall be liable for the payment
of the fines incurred by his or her agent or assignee.
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Appeals
(1) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Authority may appeal to the
Administrative Court.
PART XII
Consequential Amendments
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Amendment of Chapter VIII of Cap. 9:23
(1) The Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (hereinafter
called the “principal Act”) is amended in section 162 by the repeal of the definitions of
“computer virus”, “data”, “essential service” and “owner” and the substitution of the
following definitions—
““access provider” means any person providing—
(a) an electronic data transmission service by transmitting information
provided by, or to, a user of the service in a communication
network; or
(b) access to a communication network;
“caching provider” means any person providing an electronic data
transmission service by automatic, intermediate or temporary storage
of information performed for the sole purpose of making the onward
transmission of data to other users of the service upon their request
more efficient;
“child” means any person under the age of eighteen years;
“child pornography” means any representation through publication,
exhibition, cinematography, electronic means or any other means
whatsoever, of a child engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual
activity, or any representation of the sexual parts of a child for primarily
sexual purposes;
“computer device” means any portable and non-portable electronic
programmable device used or designed, whether by itself or as part
of a computer network, a database, a critical database, an electronic
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