THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE
[LEGAL SupPLEMENT]
A.D. 2018]
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2018
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CYBERCRIME ACT 2018
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to disseminate any information, statement or image, knowing the same to be
false, that —
(a)
causes damage to the reputation of another person; or
(b)
subjects another person to public ridicule, contempt, hatred
or embarrassment.
(4)
benefit
A person who uses a computer system with the intent to extort a
from
another
person
by
threatening
to
publish
electronic
data
containing personal or private information which can cause the other person
public ridicule, contempt, hatred or embarrassment commits an offence.
(5) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
(a)
on summary
conviction to a fine of five million dollars
and to imprisonment for three years; and
(b)
on conviction on indictment to a fine of ten million dollars
and to imprisonment for five years.
(6)
In subsection (1) —
(a) “intimidate” means —
(i)
to cause
in the mind
of a reasonable
person
an
apprehension of injury to him or to any member of
his
family
or
to
any
of his
dependants
or
of
violence or damage to any person or property; or
(ii)
(b)
to cause a person substantial emotional distress; and
“injury”
includes
injury
to a person
in respect
of his
business, occupation, employment or other source
of income, and includes an actionable wrong.
Infringement of
copyright, patents and
designs and
trademarks.
20. A person who uses a computer system to infringe —
(a)
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the rights of the copyright owner under the Copyright Act
1956
.
as applied to Guyana
.
.
.
with certain exceptions
and
modifications to form part of the law of Guyana by the
8.1. No. 79 of 1966
Copyright (British Guiana) Order, 1966;
(b)
the rights of the proprietor of the patent or the rights of the
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