(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) in any of the aggravating circumstances
described in section 13 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or imprisonment for a
period not exceeding ten years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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Unlawful interception of data
(1) Any person who, unlawfully and intentionally, intercepts by technical or any other means—
(a) any private transmission of computer data to, from or within a computer network, computer
device, database or information system; or
(b) electromagnetic emissions from a computer or information system carrying such computer
data;
shall be guilty of unlawful interception of data and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or to
imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) in any of the aggravating circumstances
described in section 13 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for
a period not exceeding ten years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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Unlawful acquisition of data
(1) Any person who unlawfully and intentionally—
(a) overcomes or circumvents any protective security measure intended to prevent access to
data; and
(b) acquires data within a computer system or data which is transmitted to or from a computer
system;
shall be guilty of unlawful acquisition of data and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level
fourteen or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such
imprisonment.
(2) Any person who unlawfully and intentionally possesses data knowing that such data was
acquired unlawfully shall be guilty of unlawful possession of data and liable to a fine not exceeding
level fourteen or to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such
imprisonment.
(3) For the purposes of this section “acquire” includes to use, examine, capture, copy, move to
a different location or divert data to a destination other than its intended location.
(4) Any person who contravenes this section in any of the aggravating circumstances described
in section 13 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level fourteen or to imprisonment for a period
not exceeding ten years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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Unlawful interference with data or data storage medium
(1) Any person who unlawfully and intentionally interferes with computer data or a data storage
medium by—
(a) damaging, corrupting, impairing or deteriorating computer data; or
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