CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 86B
CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 86B
In this Part—
"computer data" includes data in any form in which it may be stored or
processed in a computer (including a computer program or part of a computer
program);
"electronic communication" means the communication of computer data between
computers by means of an electronic communication network;
"electronic communication network" means devices and systems by which
computer data is communicated between computers and includes—
(a) a
link or network that operates wholly or partially by wireless communication;
and
(b) the
world wide web;
"impairment" of electronic communication includes prevention or delay but does
not include interception if the interception does not impair, prevent or delay
the reception, at the intended destination, of the computer data that is being
communicated;
"modification" of computer data includes—
(a)
deletion or removal of the data;
(b) an
alteration of the data;
(c) an
addition to the data;
"possession" of computer data includes possession of the medium or device in
which the computer data is stored;
"serious computer offence" means an offence against section 86E, 86F, 86G
or 86H;
"serious offence" means an offence for which a maximum penalty of life
imprisonment or imprisonment for a term of at least 5 years is prescribed;
"use"—a person uses a computer if the person causes the computer to
perform a function.