Section 35 Unauthorised access to computer materialI1I2

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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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.”