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8. (1) Any person who knowingly and without
authority discloses any password, access code or any other
means of gaining access to any program or data held in any
computer shall be guilty of an offence if he did so —
(a) for any wrongful gain;
(b) for any unlawful purpose; or
(c) knowing that it is likely to cause wrongful loss
to any person.
(2) Any person guilty of an offence under
subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a
fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding three years 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 five years or to both such fine and
imprisonment.