Jurisdiction

5 Significant links with domestic jurisdiction.

1

The following provisions of this section apply for the interpretation of section 4 above.

2

In relation to an offence under section 1, either of the following is a significant link with domestic jurisdiction—

a

that the accused was in the home country concerned at the time when he did the act which caused the computer to perform the function; or

F1b

that any computer containing any program or data to which the accused secured or intended to secure unauthorised access by doing that act was in the home country concerned at that time.

F1b

that any computer containing any program or data to which the accused by doing that act secured or intended to secure unauthorised access, or enabled or intended to enable unauthorised access to be secured, was in the home country concerned at that time.

3

In relation to an offence under section 3, either of the following is a significant link with domestic jurisdiction—

a

that the accused was in the home country concerned at the time when F2he did the unauthorised act (or caused it to be done) ; or

F3b

that the unauthorised act was done in relation to a computer in the home country concerned.