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Section 38, 2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021
Status not yet checked2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021, Sierra Leone
(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.
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(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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