Base de données sur la législation

Unauthorised receiving or giving of access to computer programme
or data
12.(1) Where a person who is not authorised
(a) to have a programme or computer data; or
(b) to have access to any programme or data held in a computer
receives or is given access to that programme or data, he is guilty of an offence
whether or not the person from whom the programme or data was received or
through whom access was attained was authorised to make it available to him.

(2) A person who is authorised to receive a programme or computer data or to
have access to any programme or data held in a computer is guilty of an offence
where he receives the programme or data or access thereto knowing that the
person from whom he received the programme or data or from whom he received
the access obtained it through unauthorised means.

(3) A person who has obtained any programme or computer data or
programme or data held in a computer through authorised means is guilty of an
offence where he gives that programme or data to another person who he knows
is not authorised to receive or have access to that programme or data.

(4) A person is guilty of an offence where he obtains any programme or data
held in a computer through unauthorised means and gives the programme or data
to another person, whether or not he knows that the person to whom he has given
the programme or data is authorised to receive or have access to that programme
or data.

(5) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable on
conviction on indictment to a fine of $50 000 or to imprisonment for a term of
5 years or to both.