Computer Misuse Act, 2011 4. Uganda (b) copies or moves it to any storage medium other than that in which it is held or to a different location in the storage medium in which it is held; (c) uses or destroys it; or (d) causes it to be output from the computer in which it is held whether by having it displayed or in any other manner. Using a program A person uses a program if the function he or she causes the computer to perform— 5. (a) causes the program to be executed; or (b) is itself a function of the program. Authorised access Access by a person to any program or data held in a computer is authorised if— 6. 7. (a) the person is entitled to control access to the program or data in question; or (b) the person has consent to access that program or data from any person who is charged with giving that consent. References (1) A reference to a program or data held in a computer includes a reference to any program or data held in any removable storage medium and a computer may be regarded as containing any program or data held in any such medium. (2) A reference to a program includes a reference to part of a program. Modification of contents A modification of the contents of any computer takes place if, by the operation of any function of the computer concerned or any other computer connected to it result into— 8. (a) a program, data or data message held in the computer concerned being altered or erased; or (b) a program, data or data message being added to its contents. Unauthorised modification Modification is unauthorised if— (a) the person whose act causes it, is not entitled to determine whether the modification should be made; and (b) he or she does not have consent to the modification from a person who is entitled. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 3