REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
Assent:
Commencement:
20/07/2021
22/09/2021
CYBERCRIME
ACT NO. 22 OF 2021
An Act to regulate the use of computer systems, programs and data and for related
matters.
Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-
PARTI
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PRELIMINARY
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
authorised officer means a police officer appointed as an authorised officer under
section 69;
authorised representative means:
(a)
the Chief Executive Officer or Managing Director of a service provider or
a body corporate of which the service provider is a subsidiary; or
(b) __ the Secretary of a service provider or a body corporate of which the
service provider is a subsidiary; or
(c)
an employee authorised, in writing, by the Managing Director or Secretary
of a service provider or a body corporate of which the service provider is a
subsidiary;
child means a person under the age of 18 years;
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police appointed under the Police Act
[CAP 105];
communication means transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data or
intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by electronic means;
computer data includes:
(a)
data entered or copied into a computer system; and
Cybercrime Act No. 22 of 2021
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