2. If such act results in the deletion, erasure, destruction, disclosure, damaging,
alteration or republication of data or information, the punishment shall be
imprisonment for a term of at least 6 months and a fine or either
3. If the data or information is personal, the punishment shall be imprisonment for a
term of at least 1 year and a fine of not less than AED 10,000 or either
Article (3)
A person who commits or facilitates the commission of any of the offences defined in
Sub-Article 2-2 of this Law in the course or by reason of his duties shall be liable to
imprisonment for a term of not less than 1 year and a fine of not less than AED 20,000 or
either.
Article (4)
The penalty shall be temporary detention for anyone who forges a document of the
federal or local government or federal or local public entity or corporation that is legally
recognized in an Information System.
The penalty shall be imprisonment and a fine or either for forging any other document
with intent to injure.
The penalty prescribed for forgery applies, as appropriate, in the case of anyone who
knowingly uses a forged document.
Article (5)
A person who in any way hinders or delays access to a service, system, program or
database through the Internet or an information technology device shall be liable to
imprisonment and a fine or either.
Article (6)
A person who uses the Internet or an information technology device in order to disable,
disrupt, destroy, wipe out, delete, damage, or modify programs, data or information on
the Internet or an information technology device shall be liable to temporary detention
and a fine of not less than AED 50,000 or either.
Article (7)
Anyone procuring, facilitating or enabling the modification or destruction of medical
examination, diagnosis, treatment or health records through the Internet or an information
technology device shall be liable to temporary detention or imprisonment.