Section 16, 2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021

(l) A service provider shall not be subject to civil orcriminal liabilitl arising in connection with its compliance with its obligation, unless it is established that the service provider- (a) had actual notice, actual knowledge or willful aad malicious intent and not merely through omission or Ailure to act; or O) had facilitated, aided-€r abened the use by any person of a computer system controlled or managed by the service provider in contavention ofthis Act or any other law. @) A service provider shall not be liable underthis Act or any other law for- No. 7 The Cyber Security and Crime Act 2021 JJ (a) maintaining and making his services avaiiable; or (b) the disclosure of any data or other information to the extent required or in complianc€ with the exercise ofpowen under this Act. f7. (l) The High Court shali have jurisdiction ov€r any Territorill violation of this Act, including any violation committed by a Sierra jurisdiction Leone national regardless ofthe place of commission. (2) The Juridiction ofthe High Court urder subsection ( l), shall lie if an offence under this Act was committed - (a) wirhin Siena L,eone; (b) with the use ofa computer system wholly or partly situated in Siena Leone; or (c) when by such commission, damage is caused to a natural or juridical person who, at the time the offence was committed" was in Sierra Leone.