Cybercrimes Act, 2020 (Act No. 19 of 2020)

Chapter 2 : Cybercrimes, Malicious Communications, Sentencing and Orders to Protect Complainants from Harmful Effect of Malicious Communications

Part I : Cybercrimes

5. Unlawful interference with data or computer program

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(1) Any person who unlawfully and intentionally interferes with—
(a) data; or
(b) a computer program,

is guilty of an offence.

 

(2) For purposes of this section ‘‘interfere with data or a computer program’’ means to permanently or temporarily—
(a) delete data or a computer program;
(b) alter data or a computer program;
(c) render vulnerable, damage or deteriorate data or a computer program;
(d) render data or a computer program meaningless, useless or ineffective;
(e) obstruct, interrupt or interfere with the lawful use of, data or a computer program; or
(f) deny access to data or a computer program,

held in a computer data storage medium or a computer system.