(b) a program or data of any kind; or
(c) a program or data held in any particular computer.
7.
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), a person who knowingly and without authority (a)interferes with, interrupts, or obstructs the lawful use of a computer; or
Unauthorised
obstruction of
use or use of
computer
(b) impedes, prevents access to, or impairs the usefulness or effectiveness
of any program or data held in a computer,
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen thousand
dollars and to imprisonment for two years or to both and, in the case of a second or
subsequent conviction, to a fine of thirty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three
years or to both.
(2)
If any damage is caused as a result of an offence committed under
subsection (1) the person convicted of the offence shall be liable to an additional fine of
twenty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three years or to both.
8. (1)
A person who knowingly and without authority discloses any password,
access code or any other means of gaining access to any program or data held in a
computer commits an offence if he did so -
Unauthorised
disclosure of
access code
(a) for any unlawful gain, whether to himself or to another
person;
(b) for any unlawful purpose; or
(c) knowing that it is likely to cause unlawful damage,
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen thousand dollars and to imprisonment
for three years or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine
of thirty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three years or to both.
9.
(1)
Where access to any protected computers is obtained in the course of the
commission of an offence under sections 3, 5, 6 or 7 the person convicted of such an
offence shall, in lieu of the penalty prescribed in those sections, be liable on conviction
on indictment to a fine of twenty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for ten years or to
both.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), a computer shall be treated as a
"protected computer" if the person committing the offence knew, or ought reasonably to
have known that the computer, program or data is used directly in connection with or
necessary for -
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Punishment for
offences
involving
protected
computers