# Police and Justice Act 2006, Section 35: Unauthorised access to computer material

Extent: E+W

(1) In the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18) (“the 1990 Act”), section 1 (offence of unauthorised access to computer material) is amended as follows.
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(3) For subsection (3) there is substituted—
“(3) 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 two years or to a fine or to both.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/48/section/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-justice-act-2006/section-35
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