Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. II (ss. 5-46) excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 7(4)
(1)A person engaged in the running of a public telecommunication system who otherwise than in the course of his duty intentionally modifies or interferes with the contents of a message sent by means of that system shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above shall be 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.