# Police and Justice Act 2006, Paragraph 17


In section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences), for subsection (5) there is substituted—
“(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(c) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine or to both.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/48/schedule/14/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-justice-act-2006/schedule-14/paragraph-17
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