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Section 50, 2 The Cyber Security qnd Crine Act 2021

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(l) No person shall engage in the operation ofa business Regisrarionof providing computers for accessing the intemet, playing e""t*, ll;]l"t chatting or doing other computer-related task unless the business. 6 No. 7 The Cyber Secutity ahd Crime Act 2021 (a) has a registered business name with the Corporate Affaits Commission established under the Companies Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2@9);or (b) is registered with a local corurcil; or (c) is registered with tbe office of the Administrator and Registrar General; and (d) registered with National Telecommunications Commission established under lhe Telecommunications Act, 2006 (Act No. 9 of 2006) as a business concemed with providing computer access to the internet. association, who perpetrates elecEonic Faud or online Aaud under this Act using a cybercafd, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not less than k 50,000,000 and not more than Le 500,000,000 or to a term of imprisonment not less thatr 3 years and not excseding 5 years or to both such fine and imprisonment and in the case of a corporatioq parhership, or association, to a fine not less than 1,e500,000,000 and not exceeding l-e 5,000,000,000. provided that the cybercafC owner ot manager shall not be liable for such an offence unless there is evidence to the effect that he or she or it were complicit in the commission ofthe oflence. No. 7 The Cybet Security and Crirne Act 202t 51, 0) A p€rson who accesses or cause to be accessed a cyber computer or computer system or network lor purposes ofa terorist 'tetrorism. act, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not less than 10 years aad not exceeding 20 years. (2) For purposes ofthis sectioq "tenorist act" shall have the same meaning as provided under the Anti-Money kundering and Combating of Financing of Terrorism Act. 2012 (Act No. 2 of 2012\. 52, 0) A person, including a corporation, partsrership, or R.cisr association, who witb intent- 6;x""'J:0" (a) distibutes or otherwise makes available, racist or xenophobic material to the public tkough a computer system or network; O) theatens through a computer system or network any other person or group of persons for th€ reason of belonging to a group distinguished by race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, gender religion, as well as disability (c) insults publicly through a computer system or network any other person or group of persons distinguished by race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, as well as religion; or 68 No.7 Thz Cyber Security and Crime Act 202t (d) disributes or otherwise makes available, to the public, material wtrich denies or approves or justifies acts constituting genocide or crimes against humanity, commits an offence and is liable upon conviction tg a flrne not less than l* 50,000,000 and not more than l€ 100,000,000 or to a term of imprisonment not less than I year and not exceeding 3 years or to both such fine aad imprisoment and in the case of a corporation, partnership, or associatio[, to a fine not less than Le250, 000,000 and not exceeding Le 5 00,000,000

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