http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/27/section/61Serious Crime Act 2007An Act to make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences in respect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information to be shared or processed to prevent fraud or for purposes relating to proceeds of crime; to enable data matching to be conducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transfer functions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the Serious Organised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision in connection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations and in relation to accredited financial investigators, management receivers and enforcement receivers, cash recovery proceedings and search warrants; to extend stop and search powers in connection with incidents involving serious violence; to make amendments relating to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in connection with the regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-18Expert Participation2024-01-31 Part 2Encouraging or assisting crime<Emphasis>Consequential alterations of the law</Emphasis><CommentaryRef Ref="key-8fac712985455041598b9ce15117ddd2"/>Repeal of offence of enabling unauthorised access to computer material611The Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48) is amended as follows.2In section 35 (unauthorised access to computer material), omit subsection (2).3In section 36 (unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of computer, etc.), in the section to be substituted for section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)—ain subsection (2)—iat the end of paragraph (b), insert “ or ”; andiiomit paragraph (d) and the word “or” preceding it;bin subsection (3) for “to (d)” substitute “ to (c) ”.4In section 38 (transitional and saving provision), omit subsection (1).5In Schedule 14 (minor and consequential amendments), omit paragraphs 19(2) and 29(2).Pt. 2 restricted by 2007 c. 19, s. 18(1A) (as inserted (1.10.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 62, 94(1) (with Sch. 13 para. 5); S.I. 2008/2504, art. 2(a))S. 61 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2504, art. 2(a)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) by 2003 c. 42, Sch. 4 para. 6(3) (as inserted (26.4.2013) by Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c. 7), ss. 3(5), 15(1))
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