An Act to provide for data protection with due regard to the Declaration of Rights under the Constitution and the public and national interest; to establish a Cyber Security Centre; a Data Protection Authority and to provide for their functions; to create a technology driven business environment and encourage .
The Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Bill 2021 (“CC Bill”) replaces the existing cybercrime legislation, the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act 2003.
The CC Bill comes at the right moment after the FATF has taken Mauritius off the grey list.
There is a clear link between technological innovation and financial crime..
Establish a framework for sharing cybersecurity information.
The Act also facilitates information sharing, which is critical as timely information helps the government and owners of computer systems identify vulnerabilities and prevent cyber incidents more effectively..
The Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act is repealed. 55.
Savings and transitional provisions .
PART I – PRELIMINARY 1.
Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Act 2021. 2.
Interpretation In this Act – “access” means gaining entry to a program or computer data stored in a computer system; “Budapest Convention” means the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime of 2001, acceded to by Mauritius on 1 March 2014; .
Section 1.
Policy.
The United States faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately the American people’s security and privacy.
