Computer Misuse Act, 2011 (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— (7) 13. Uganda (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. 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. 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. 14. (2) The offence to be facilitated under subsection (1)(b) may be one committed by the person referred to in subsection (1) or by any other person. (3) It is immaterial for the purposes of this section whether the act under this section is committed on the same occasion as the offence under section 12 or on any future occasion. (4) 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. Unauthorised modification of computer material (1) A person who— (a) does any act which causes an unauthorised modification of the contents of any computer; and (b) has the requisite intent and the requisite knowledge at the time when he or she does the act, commits an offence. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) the requisite intent is an intent to cause a modification of the contents of any computer and by doing so— (a) to impair the operation of any computer; (b) to prevent or hinder access to any program or data held in any computer; or By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 5