A person commits an offence if they, by means of an electronic communications service, unlawfully and intentionally discloses a data message, which—
| (a) |
threatens a person with— |
| (i) |
damage to property belonging to that person or a related person; or |
| (ii) |
violence against that person or a related person; or |
| (b) |
threatens a group of persons or any person forming part of, or associated with, that group of persons with— |
| (i) |
damage to property belonging to that group of persons or any person forming part of, or associated with, that group of persons; or |
| (ii) |
violence against the group of persons or any person forming part of, or associated with, that group of persons, |
and a reasonable person in possession of the same information, with due regard to all the circumstances, would perceive the data message, either by itself or in conjunction with any other data message or information, as a threat of damage to property or violence to a person or category of persons contemplated in paragraph (a) or (b), respectively.
National Small Business Act, 1996 (Act 102 of 1996)
