Cybercrimes Act
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(a) any currency either as a legal tender in the United Republic of
Tanzania or not;
(b) information, including an electronically produced program or data or
copy thereof, human or computer-readable data; or
(c) any right or interest in property;
“racist and xenophobic material” means any material which advocates, promotes
or incites hatred, discrimination or violence, against any person or group
of persons based on race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or
religion;
“service provider” means a person or party that makes information system
services available to third parties;
PART II
PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Illegal access
4.-(1) A person shall not intentionally and unlawfully access or cause a
computer system to be accessed.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is
liable, on conviction, to a fine of not less than three million shillings or three
times the value of the undue advantage received, whichever is greater or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to both.
Illegal remaining
5. A person shall not intentionally and unlawfully, remain in a computer
system or continue to use a computer system after the expiration of time which
he was allowed to access the computer system.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is
liable, on conviction to a fine of not less than one million shillings or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to both.
Illegal
interception
6.-(1) A person shall not intentionally and unlawfully(a) intercept by technical means or by any other means(i)
a non-public transmission to, from or within a computer
system;
(ii)
a non-public electromagnetic emission from a computer
system;
(iii) a non-public computer system that is connected to another
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