Part II Provision of Telecommunication Services
Offences
42 Fraudulent use of telecommunication system.
(1)
A person who dishonestly obtains a F1service to which this subsection applies with intent to avoid payment of any charge applicable to the provision of that service shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.