Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
False publications
(1) A person who intentionally publishes false, misleading or fictitious data or misinforms with intent that the data shall be con…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Cyber espionage
(1) A person who unlawfully and intentionally performs or authorizes or allows another person to perform a prohibited act envisage…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Enhanced penalty for offences involving protected computer system
(1) Where a person commits any of the offences specified under sections 14,15, 16 and 17 on a protected computer system, that pers…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Unauthorised disclosure of password or access code
(1) A person who knowingly and without authority discloses any password,access code or other means of gaining access to any progra…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Illegal devices and access codes
(1) A person who knowingly manufactures, adapts, sells, procures for use, imports, offers to supply, distributes or otherwise make…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Unauthorised interception
(1) A person who intentionally and without authorisation does any act which intercepts or causes to be intercepted, directly or in…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Unauthorised interference
(1) A person who intentionally and without authorisation does any act which causes an unauthorised interference, to a computer sys…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Access with intent to commit further offence
(1) A person who commits an offence under section 14 with intent to commit afurther offence under any law, or to facilitate the co…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Unauthorised access
(1) A person who causes, whether temporarily or permanently, a computer system to perform a function, by infringing security measu…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Auditing of critical information infrastructures to ensure compliance
(1) The owner or person in control of a critical information infrastructure shall annually submit a compliance report on the criti…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Information sharing agreements
(1) A private entity may enter into an information sharing agreement with a public entity on critical information infrastructure.…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Reports on critical information infrastructure
(1) The owner or operator of a system designated as critical infrastructure shall report to the Committee any incidents likely to…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Protection of critical information infrastructure
(1) The Committee shall within reasonable time and in consultation with the owner or a person in control of an identified critical…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Critical information infrastructure
(1) The Director shall, by notice in the Gazette, designate certain systems as critical infrastructure. (2) The Director shall des…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Reports by the Committee etc
The Committee shall submit quarterly reports to the National Security Council.
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Secretariat of the Committee
(1) There shall be a Secretariat which shall comprise of the Director and such number of public officers that, subject to the appr…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Functions of the Committee
(1) The Committee shall — (a) advise the Government on security related aspects touching on matters relating to blockchain technol…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Composition of the Committee
(1) The Committee shall comprise of— (a) the Principal Secretary responsible for matters relating to internal security or a repres…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Establishment of Committee
There is established the National Computer and Cybercrimes Co-ordination Committee.
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Objects of the Act
The objects of this Act are to — (a) protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer systems, programs and dat…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — "access" means gaining entry into or intent to gain entry by a person to a pr…
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Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act No 5 of 2018▤
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018.
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