s 29 Penalty for unauthorised modification of computer program or data
29. —(1) Any person who, without the authority of the Director‑General — ( a ) destroys, damages, erases or otherwise manipulates data stored in, or used in connection with, a computer; ( b ) introduces into, or records or stores in, a computer by any means data for the purpose of — (i) destroying, damaging, erasing or altering other data stored in that computer; or (ii) interfering with, interrupting or obstructing the lawful use of that computer or the data stored in that computer; or ( c ) otherwise uses a computer, the purpose or effect of which is to avoid, evade, defeat or reduce any prohibition, restriction or control of the import, export, transhipment or transit of any goods imposed or which would otherwise have been imposed by this Act or any regulations made under this Act, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. [6/2003] (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), “data” includes any computer program or part of a computer program being a program, whether or not approved by the Director‑General, for use in relation to the computer service established under section 8. [6/2003] —(1) Any person who, without the authority of the Director‑General — ( a ) destroys, damages, erases or otherwise manipulates data stored in, or used in connection with, a computer; ( b ) introduces into, or records or stores in, a computer by any means data for the purpose of — (i) destroying, damaging, erasing or altering other data stored in that computer; or (ii) interfering with, interrupting or obstructing the lawful use of that computer or the data stored in that computer; or ( c ) otherwise uses a computer, the purpose or effect of which is to avoid, evade, defeat or reduce any prohibition, restriction or control of the import, export, transhipment or transit of any goods imposed or which would otherwise have been imposed by this Act or any regulations made under this Act, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. [6/2003] (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), “data” includes any computer program or part of a computer program being a program, whether or not approved by the Director‑General, for use in relation to the computer service established under section 8. [6/2003]