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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

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