247GUnauthorised access to or modification of restricted data

247G Unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data

(a) causes any unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data held in a computer; and

(b) knows that the access or modification is unauthorised; and

(c) intends to cause the access or modification—

is guilty of an offence and liable to level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum).

(2) An offence against this section is a summary offence.

(3) In this section restricted data means data held in a computer to which access is restricted by an access control system associated with a function of the computer.

S. 247H inserted by No. 10/2003 s. 5.