Computer Misuse Act 1990 (UK) Section 1
Computer misuse offences

1.(1) A person is guilty of an offence if -

      (a) he causes a computer to perform any function with intent to
          secure access to any program or data held in any computer;
      (b) the access he intends to secure is unauthorised; and
      (c) he knows at the time when he causes the computer to perform the
          function that that is the case.

   (2) The intent a person has to have to commit an offence under this
       section need not be directed at -

      (a) any particular program or data;
      (b) a program or data of any particular kind; or
      (c) a program or data held in any particular computer.

   (3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on
       summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months
       or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.



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