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Section 38, 2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021

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(D A person, including a corporation, partnership, orassociation, who intentionally or without authorisation manufactures, adapts, sells, procures for use, receives, possesses, impo(s, offers to supply, distributes or otherwise makes available- (a) a device designed or adapted primarily for the purpose ofcommitting an offence under this Act; or (b) a computer password, access code or similar data by *'hich the whole or any part of a computer system is capable of being accessed, designed or adapted primarily for the purposes ofa computer system. (c) uses electronic communication eqqipment to bypass standard inter-connection path by illegal redirection of traffi c. commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to a file not less than tr 500.000,000 and not more than Le 1,500,000,000 or to a term of imprisorunent not less than 5 years and not exceeding l0 years or to both such fme and imprisonment and in the case of a comoration, parmership, or association, to a fine not less than Le 3,000,000,000 and not exceeding Le 6,000,000,000. (2) Notwithsanding subsection (1) a person shall not be deemed to have committed an offence if he does an act under subsection (l ),- (a) for the purpose of training, testing or protection ofa computer system; or (b) .in compliance ofand in accordance with the tenns ofajudicial order issued orin exercise of a power under this Act or any law. n*o.7 The Cyber SecuriO' ahd Crine Act 2021 55 (3) For the purpose of subsection (l), possession of a program or a clmputer password, access codg or similar data includes having- (a) possession of a computer system which contains the program or a computer password, access code, or similar data; (b) possession of a data storage device in which the program or a computer password, access code, or similar data is recorded; or (c) control ofa program or a computer password access code, or similar data that is in the possession of another person.

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