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Using of illegal
devices an
offence,
Coniputer Crime Act, No, 24 of 2007
9, Any person who, without lawful authority produces,
Sel's, procures for use, imports, exports, distributes or otherwise
makes available—
(a)
(6)
any device, including a computer or computer
program;
a computer
password,
access
code
oy similar
information by which the whole or any part of a
computer 1s capable of being accessed,
Conipiter Crime Act, No. 24 of 2007
12.
10.
Unauthorised
disclosure of
information
enibling
toa Servier,
olfence.
an
to
offence,
if the offence is not committed in consequence of
the abetment, be liable —
Abetment
offence.
of an
of the abetment, be liable to the same punishment
as is provided for the offence, and
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where the maximum
fine or term of
imprisonment is provided for, to a fine not
exceeding one fourth of the maximum fine
provided for the offence or to imprisonment
Any person who, being entrusted with information
of either description for a term not exceeding
one fourth of the maximum term provided for
the offence, or toa both such fine and
imprisonment; and
ofa computer, discloses such information without any express
authority to do so or in breach of any contract expressed or
implied, shall be guilty of an offeace and shall on conviction
be liabie to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees
and not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees or to
imprisoninent of either description for a term not less than
II.
Any person who attemmts to commit an offence under
sections 3,4, 5,6.7, 8,9, tO, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this Act or
to Cause such an offence to be committed, shall be guilty of
an offence and shall on conviction be ljable to a fine not
exceeding one half of the maximum fine provided for each of
such offences, or to imprisonment of either description for a
term not exceeding one half of the maximum term provided
for each of such offences, or to both such fine and
of an
(6)
(ii)
six months and not exceeding three years or to beth such fine
Adlempts
abets the commission
if the offence abetted is committed in consequence
and imprisonment.
comnul
who
ta)
which enables him to access any service provided by means
access
cerson
offence under this Act shall be guilly of the offence of
abetment and shall on conviction—
with the intent that it be used by any person for the purpose
of committing an offence under this Act shall be guilty of aa
offence and shall on conviction be lable to a fine not less
than one hundred thousand rupees and not exceeding
three hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment of
either description for a term not less than six months and
not exceeding three years, or to both such fine and
inprisonment,
(l) Any
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where the maximum fine or imprisonment is
not provided for or the maximum term of
imprisonment is [NYe, to a fine not exceeding
two hundred and fifty thousand rupees or to
impyisonmient of either description for aterm
nat exceeding five years, or to both suen fine
and imprisonment,
(2) The term
‘abet?
shal! have
the same
meaning
7s in
sections LOO and 101 of the Penal Code (Chapter 19) and the
provisions of sections LO1a, 103, 104, 105, OG and [07 of
the Penal Code (Chapter 19) shall nactetis vnitandis apply in
relation to the abetment of any offence under this Act.
inprisonmeni.
13.
(1) Any person who conspires to commit an offence
under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on
conviction be liable to be punished with the ounishment
prescribed for abetting the commission of that offence.
Conspiring to
conimit an
offence.