(b) deletes computer data; (c) alters computer data; (d) renders computer data meaningless, useless or ineffective; (e) obstructs, interrupts or interferes with the lawful use of computer data; (f) obstructs, interrupts or interferes with a person in the lawful use of computer data; or (g) denies access to computer data to a person authorized to access it, commits an offence. (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on – (a) summary conviction to a fine of two hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for three years or to both; (b) conviction on indictment to a fine of five hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for seven years or to both. Illegal acquisition of data 7. A person who, intentionally and without lawful excuse or justification, obtains for himself or for another person, computer data which is not meant for him or the other person and which is protected against unauthorized access, commits an offence and is liable on – (a) summary conviction to a fine of two hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for three years or to both; (b) conviction on indictment to a fine of five hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for seven years or to both. Illegal system interference 8. (1) A person who, intentionally and without lawful excuse or justification – (a) hinders or interferes with the functioning of a computer system; or (b) hinders or interferes with a person who is lawfully using or operating a computer system, commits an offence. (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on – (a) summary conviction to a fine of two hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for three years or to both; (b) conviction on indictment to a fine of five hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for seven years or to both. Offences affecting critical infrastructure 9. (1) Notwithstanding the penalties set out in sections 3 to 8, where a person commits an offence under any of those sections and the offence results in hindering or interference with a computer system that – (a) is exclusively for the use of critical infrastructure; or (b) affects the use, or impacts the operation, of critical infrastructure, the person is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of one million dollars or to imprisonment for fifteen years. (2) For the purposes of this section, “critical infrastructure” means any computer system, device, network, computer program, computer data, so vital to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that the incapacity or destruction of,