Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum). (5) In this section— in relation to data held in a computer or access, device, means— (a) the display of the data by the computer or device or any other output of the data from the computer or device; or (b) the copying or moving of the data to any other place in the computer or to a device; or (c) in the case of a program, the execution of the program; includes— data (a) information in any form; and (b) any program or part of a program; includes— data held in a computer or device (a) data entered or copied into the computer or device; and (b) data held in any removable data storage device for the time being in the computer; and (c) data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer or device forms part; means any thing containing data storage device or designed to contain data for use by a computer; Examples A USB storage device or a file server.
Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum). (5) In this section— access, in relation to data held in a computer or device, means— (a) the display of the data by the computer or device or any other output of the data from the computer or device; or (b) the copying or moving of the data to any other place in the computer or to a device; or (c) in the case of a program, the execution of the program; data includes— (a) information in any form; and (b) any program or part of a program; data held in a computer or device includes— (a) data entered or copied into the computer or device; and (b) data held in any removable data storage device for the time being in the computer; and (c) data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer or device forms part; data storage device means any thing containing or designed to contain data for use by a computer; Examples A USB storage device or a file server.