17U.K.In section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences), for subsection (5) there is substituted—
“(5)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both;
(c)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine or to both.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 14 para. 17 in force at 1.10.2007 for S. by S.S.I. 2007/434, art. 2(c)
I2Sch. 14 para. 17 in force at 1.10.2008 for E.W.N.I. by S.I. 2008/2503, art. 2(c)