SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Minor and consequential amendments

Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)

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In section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences), for subsection (5) there is substituted—

“(5)

A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;

(b)

on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;

(c)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine or to both.”