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Computer Misuse Act 1990 (UK) Section 2

2.(1) A person is guilty of an offence under this section if he commits
      an offence under section 1 above ("the unauthorised access offence")
      with intent -

      (a) to commit an offence to which this section applies; or
      (b) to facilitate the commission of such an offence (whether by himself
          or by any other person);

      and the offence he intends to commit or facilitate is referred to below
      in this section as the further offence.

  (2) This section applies to offences -

      (a) for which the sentence is fixed by law; or
      (b) for which a person of twenty-one years of age or over (not
          previously convicted) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of
          five years (or, in England and Wales, might be so sentenced but for
          the restrictions imposed by section 33 of the Magistrates' Courts
          Act 1980).

  (3) It is immaterial for the purposes of this section whether the further
      offence is to be committed on the same occasion as the unauthorised
      access offence or on any future occasion.

  (4) A person may be guilty of an offence under this section even though
      the facts are such that the commission of the further offence is
      impossible.

  (5) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable -

     (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
         six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to
         both; and
     (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not
         exceeding five years or to a fine or to both.



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