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247H Unauthorised impairment of data held in computer disk, credit card or other device

(1)A person who— is guilty of an offence and liable to level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum).
(a)causes any unauthorised impairment of the reliability, security or operation of data held on a computer disk, credit card or other device used to store data by electronic means; and
(b)knows that the impairment is unauthorised; and
(c)intends to cause the impairment
(2)An offence against this section is a summary offence.
(3)For the purposes of this section, impairment of reliability, security or operation of data is unauthorised if the person is not entitled to cause the impairment.