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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Minor and consequential amendments

Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)

25(1)Section 13 of that Act (proceedings in Scotland) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

(b)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 sheriffdom at that time.

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for “he did the act which caused the unauthorised modification” there is substituted “he did the unauthorised act (or caused it to be done)”;

(b)for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

(b)the unauthorised act was done in relation to a computer in the sheriffdom.

(4)Subsections (3) to (7) are omitted.

(5)In subsection (8), the words from “commenced” to the end are omitted.