Cybercrimes and other Related Crimes Act, 2021, unauthorised access to a computer system
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In force since 1 February 2022.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not cause a computer system to perform a function with intent to secure access to computer data you are not entitled to access and have no consent to access.
- Reading a public, unauthenticated page that carries no access control has not itself been held to violate this section.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Unauthorised access to a computer system (s. 4) carries a fine at level 4 of the Standard Scale or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both. Access secured with criminal intent (s. 5), unauthorised interference with computer data (s. 7), and unauthorised interference with a computer system's operation (s. 8) each carry a fine at level 5 of the Standard Scale or imprisonment not exceeding 20 years, or both; the Act's own text does not state the Standard Scale's monetary levels.
What this law does
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A person who causes a computer system to perform a function with intent to secure unauthorised access to computer data held in it commits an offence, punishable by a fine at level 4 of the Standard Scale or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both.
Access is unauthorised where the person is not entitled to control access of the kind in question and does not have consent from someone who is so entitled; it is immaterial whether the unauthorised access was directed at a particular program, a program or data of any kind, or a program or data held in a particular computer system.
The Act also criminalises access secured with criminal intent (up to 20 years' imprisonment), unauthorised interception, unauthorised interference with computer data or with a computer system's operation, and unlawful possession of illegal devices, each with its own penalty tier.
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Read the law
Text of the Cybercrimes and other Related Crimes Act
2021 as consolidated by the Seychelles Legal Information Institute (SeyLII), Internet Archive capture