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Cyber· CMA 1990
Section 3ZA — Unauthorised acts causing or creating risk of serious damage
Unauthorised act in relation to a computer causing, or creating a significant risk of, serious damage to human welfare, the environment, the economy, or national security.
Penalty reference
- Mode of trial
- Indictable only
- Maximum penalty
- LIFE imprisonment (where damage to human welfare / national security).
- Out-of-court eligibility
- ✕ CR✕ Caution✕ Cond. Caution
Triage the circumstances
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