St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Cybercrime Act 2016
August 2016
National Regulations
Lawmakers in St Vincent and the Grenadines passed the 2016 Cybercrime Act on Aug. 12. It states in its objects and reasons section that it seeks to make cybercrimes and similar misdeeds criminal offences. The Cyber Crimes Act provides for the creation of offences related to cybercrimes and for related matters. Part II thereof provides for cyber offences such as illegal access to a computer system, illegally remaining in a computer system, illegal interception, illegal data interference, illegal acquisition of data, illicit interference system, offences affecting critical infrastructure, illegal devices, identity-related crimes, computer-related forgery, computer-related fraud, child pornography, harassment utilising means of electronic communication, spam and spoofing