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THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [Lecat Supplement]
LAWS
No. 16]
OF
—
A
13™ AUGUST, 2018
GUYANA
electronic mail messages
[A.D. 2018
from or through a computer
system; or
(b)
with intent to deceive or mislead a recipient or service
provider as to the origin of the message, uses a computer
system to transmit or retransmit multiple electronic mail
messages,
that causes harm to a person or damage to a computer system.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally falsifies
the header
information
of an electronic mail message
for the purpose
of
committing an offence under this Act or any other law.
(3)
A
person
commits
an offence
if the person without
lawful
excuse or justification establishes a website, with the intent to deceive or
mislead a visitor to the website as to the authenticity of the website, for the
purpose of gaining unauthorised access to information to commit a further
offence.
(4) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction to a fine of three million dollars
and to imprisonment for three years; and
(b)
on conviction on indictment to a fine of five million dollars
and to imprisonment for five years.
(5) For the purposes
of this section,
messages” means unsolicited data messages,
“multiple
electronic mail
including electronic mail and
instant messages sent to more than fifty recipients within twenty-four hours.
Offences against the
State.
18. (1) A person commits an offence if the person, whether in or out of
Guyana, intentionally publishes, transmits or circulates by use of a computer
system, a statement or words, either spoken or written, a text, video, image,
sign, visible representation, or other thing, that ���
(a)
advocates the use, without authority of law, of force as a
means
of accomplishing
Guyana;
a governmental
change
within
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