Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018

Compensation order

(1) Where the court convicts a person for any offence under this Part, or foran offence under any other law committed through the use of a computer system, the court may make an order for the payment by that person of a sum to be fixed by the court as compensation to any person for any resultant loss caused by the commission of the offence for which the sentence is passed.
(2) Any claim by a person for damages sustained by reason of any offence committed under this Part is deemed to have been satisfied to the extent of any amount which they have been paid under an order for compensation, but the order shall not prejudice any right to a civil remedy for the recovery of damages beyond the amount of compensation paid under the order.
(3) An order of compensation under this section is recoverable as a civil debt.
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