Computer Crimes Ordinance
The main piece of legislation which has been
introduced against computer related crime is the
Computer Crimes Ordinance. Enacted in 1993, it
has, through amending the Telecommunications Ordinance
(Cap. 106), Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200) and Theft
Ordinance (Cap. 210), created some new offences
and broadened the coverage of existing offences,
as follows:
Table showing related computer crimes ordinance
| Law |
Provisions |
Maximum Penalty |
Telecommunications
Ordinance
S.
27A, Cap. 106 |
prohibiting unauthorised
access to computer by telecommunication |
Fine of $20,000 |
Crimes Ordinance
S.
59, Cap. 200 |
extending the meaning
of property to include any program or data
held in a computer or in computer storage
medium |
Not applicable |
Crimes Ordinance
S.
59 and 60,
Cap. 200 |
extending the meaning
of criminal damage to property to misuse of
a computer program or data |
10 years' imprisonment |
Crimes Ordinance
S.
85, Cap. 200 |
extending the meaning
of making false entry in bank book to falsification
of the books of account kept at any bank in
electronic means |
Life imprisonment |
Crimes Ordinance
S.
161, Cap. 200 |
prohibiting access to
computer with criminal or dishonest intent |
5 years' imprisonment |
Theft Ordinance
S.
11, Cap. 210 |
extending the meaning
of burglary to include unlawfully causing
a computer to function other than as it has
been established and altering, erasing or
adding any computer program or data |
14 years' imprisonment |
Theft Ordinance
S.
19, Cap. 210 |
extending the meaning
of false accounting to include destroying,
defacing, concealing or falsifying records
kept by computer |
10 years' imprisonment |
Source: Inter-departmental
Working Group on Computer Related Crime Report
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