Malaysia legislation
Section 46
Section 46
(2)
The Minister may, for the purpose of regulating access to the computer system, prescribe by regulations the extent to which any user or class of users may have, or should be prohibited from having, access to such system.
(3)
Any person who—
(a)
being a user, unlawfully gains access, or attempts to gain access, to a computer system of a central depository, whether by means of any device or apparatus forming part of the computer system or by any other means, beyond the extent to which he is authorized to have access by the central depository under subsection (1) or under any regulations made by the Minister under paragraph 63(2)(r);
(b)
unlawfully gains access, or attempts to gain access, to a computer system of a central depository, whether by
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means of any device or apparatus forming part of the computer system or by any other means; or
(c)
unlawfully interferes with, or impedes, or attempts to interfere with or impede, the operation of a computer system of a central depository, shall be guilty of an offence.
(4)
A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both.