247G
In forceUnauthorised access to or modification of restricted data
Part IOffences
Division 3Criminal damage to property
247G Unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data
S. 247G inserted by No. 10/2003 s. 5.
(1)
A person who—
(a)
causes any unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data held in a computer; and
(b)
knows that the access or modification is unauthorised; and
(c)
intends to cause the access or modification—
is guilty of an offence and liable to level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum).
(2)
An offence against this section is a summary offence.
(3)
In this section restricted data means data held in a computer to which access is restricted by an access control system associated with a function of the computer.
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