PART II
OFFENCES
Aggravating
circumstance
s Sections 5,
7, 8, 10 and
11
4
In this Part the crime of illegal access to or use of a computer, illegal
interception. illegal data interference, illegal system interference, and illegal
devices is committed in aggravating circumstances if—
(a) committed in connection with or in furtherance of the commission or
attempted commission of the crime of insurgency, banditry, sabotage or
terrorism, theft, unauthorised borrowing or use of property,
extortion, fraud, forgery, malicious damage to property, damaging,
destroying or prejudicing the safe operation of an aircraft, concealing,
disguising or enjoying the proceeds of the unlawful dealing in dangerous
drugs, corruptly using false data or defeating or obstructing the course of
justice; or
(b) the computer, computer network, data, programme or system is owned
by the State, a law enforcement agency, the Defence Forces, the Prison
Service, a statutory corporation or a local or like authority; or
(c) the crime occasions considerable material prejudice to the owner of the
computer, computer network, data, programme or system; or
(d) the crime disrupts or interferes with an essential service.
5.
Illegal Access
(1) A person who intentionally, without lawful excuse or justification or in
excess of a lawful excuse or justification, accesses the whole or any part of
a computer system commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by
imprisonment for a period not exceeding [period], or a fine not exceeding
[amount], or both.
(2) Where the unauthorised access under subsection (1) is gained by
infringing security measures or with the intent of obtaining computer data, a
person convicted of the offence under subsection (1) shall be liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding [period] or to a fine not exceeding
[amount] or both.
(3) Where the unauthorised access under subsection (1) was committed in
any of the aggravating circumstances described in section 4 the person shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding level twelve or imprisonment for a period
not exceeding ten years
or both.
Illegal
Remaining
6.
(1) A person who intentionally, without lawful excuse or justification or in
excess of a lawful excuse or justification, by infringing security measures or
with the intent of obtaining computer data or other dishonest intent remains
logged in a computer system or part of a computer system or continues to
use a computer system commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by
imprisonment for a period not exceeding [period], or a fine not exceeding