قاعدة بيانات التشريعات

5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who
does any act which he knows will cause an unauthorised
modification of the contents of any computer shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to
both such fine and imprisonment and, in the case of a
second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three years or to both such fine and
imprisonment.
(2) If any damage is caused as a result of an offence
under this section, a person convicted of the offence shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand dollars or
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to
both such fine and imprisonment.
(3) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial
that the act in question is not directed at —
(a) any particular program or data;
(b) a program or data of any kind; or
(c) a program or data held in any particular
computer.
(4) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial
whether an unauthorised modification is, or is intended to
be, permanent or merely temporary.