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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Electronic Crimes Bill 20 [ ] 

This Bill contains 4 Parts and seeks to provide for the prevention and punishment of electronic crimes.

PART I of the Bill, Clauses 1-4,deals with matters of a preliminary nature. Clause 1 is the standard citation and commencement provision.

Clause 2 sets out the interpretation of terms used in the Bill like “access”, “contaminant”, “data”, “damage”, “function”, “traffic data which have been carefully defined in order to ensure that the intended purpose of the legislation is achieved.  

Clause 3 sets out the application of the Bill.

PART II of the Bill, Clauses 4 -19,creates 16 offences: access and interference, sending offensive messages through communication service, etc, identity theft, electronic defamation, electronic forgery, electronic fraud, malicious code, violation of privacy, misuse of encryption, child pornography, sensitive electronic system, electronic terrorism, crank calls to law enforcement, electronic stalking,spoofing and unauthorized access to code.

PART III of the Bill, Clauses 20 – 29provides for investigations and procedures of electronic crimes.