THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SupPLEMENT] A.D. 2018] — A 13" AUGUST, 2018 283 CYBERCRIME ACT 2018 [No. 16 Communications Act on the authority of a designated officer in the case of a national emergency or in responding to a case where approval for a warrant is impracticable having regard to the urgency of the case; (f) for a lawful security purpose, the person intercepts a transmission that constitutes unauthorised access, or access in excess of authorisation, from a computer system owned by the person, or with the authorisation of the owner. (3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable— (a) on summary conviction to a fine of five million dollars and to imprisonment for three years; or (b) onconviction on indictment to a fine of eight million dollars and to imprisonment for five years. Illegal data interference. 5. (1) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally and without lawful excuse or justification— (a) causes electronic data of another person to deteriorate; (b) deletes electronic data of another person; (c) alters or modifies electronic data of another person; (d) copies or different moves location electronic within data of another a computer system person or to to a any electronic data storage medium; (e) renders electronic data of another person meaningless, useless or ineffective; (f) obstructs, interrupts or interferes with another person’s lawful use of electronic data; or (g) denies access to electronic data to a person who is authorised to access it. (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1), is liable— (a) on summary conviction to a fine of three million dollars and to imprisonment for three years; or