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Section 34, 2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021
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(l) A person, including a corporation, partnership, orassociation, who inte tionaliy or without reasonable authorisation
causes a computer system to perform a function with intent to secure
access to computer or program or data used directly in connection
access to
protectcd
system.
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with or necessary for a Critical National Information Inftasmrcture
cornmits an offence and is liable upon conviction to a fine not less
than t* I 00,000,000 and not more than [.e 250,000,000 or to a term of
imprisonment not less than 2 y€ars and not exceeding 5 years or to
both such Frne and imprisonment and in the case of a corporation,
partnership, or association, to a fine not less than Le500,000,000 and
not exceeding I.e 1,000,000,000.
association, who has been authorised to access a specific data in a
computer system and without lawfirl excuse, whether temporary or
not, cause a computer system to perform a function other than that
authorised, or intentionally permits tampering of such computer
systems ,l fith intent to secure access to the whole or a part of a
computer system or to enable such access to be secured, commits an
offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not less than Le
100,000,000 and not more than Le 250,000,000 or lo a term of
both such fine and imprisonment and in the case of a cbrporation,
partnership, or association, to a fine not less than Le500,000,000 and
not exceeding [€ I ,000,000,000.
(3) The absence of authority to secure access to the
whole or any part of any computer system under subsection (l)
includes instances where there may exist general authority to access
a computer system but a specilic t)?e, nature or method of access
may not be authorised-
35. 0) A person, including a corporation, parmership, or
association, who intentionally and without authorisation intercepts
or causes to be intercepted non-public transmissions of data to or
from a c-omputer system whether directly or indirectly the Eaosmission
ofwhich -
(a) results in a significant financial loss;
(b) tfueatens national secudty;
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(b) causes physical injury or death to any
person; or
(c) threatens public health or public safety,
corunits an offence and is liable upon conyiction to a fine not less
than Le 100.000,000 and not more than k 250,000,000 or to a term of
partn€rship, or association, to afine not less than Le 500,000,000 and
not exceeding l-e I ,000,000,000.
(2) Where a person, including a corporation, partnership,
or associatiorL intentionally and without authorisalion, intercepts or
causes to bo intercepted, the transmission of data to or fiom a
computer system over a telecommunication under subsection (l),
commits an offence and is liable upon conyiction to a frne not less
than Le 100,000,000 and not more than [,e 250,000,000 orto a term of
both such fine and imprisonment and in the case of a corporatio[,
partneBhip, or associatior! to a fine not less than Le 500,000,000 and
not exceeding [,e 1,000,000,000.
Itis fnmatedal whether -
(a) the unauthorised interception is not dir€cted
at-
(i) a telecomrnunications system;
(D a particular computer system;
(iif a program or data ofaly kind; or
(iv) a program or data held in any particular
computer systemi
(b) an unauthorised interception or an intended
eflect ofit is permanent or temporary.
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