Computer Misuse Act 1993 - Singapore Statutes Online

Unauthorised use or interception of computer service

6.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who knowingly —

(a)	secures access without authority to any computer for the purpose of obtaining, directly or indirectly, any computer service;
(b)	intercepts or causes to be intercepted without authority, directly or indirectly, any function of a computer by means of an electromagnetic, acoustic, mechanical or other device; or
(c)	uses or causes to be used, directly or indirectly, the computer or any other device for the purpose of committing an offence under paragraph (a) or (b),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(d)	to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both; and
(e)	in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

(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 $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both.

(3) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial that the unauthorised access or interception 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.

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