Cap. 9 Art. 251BCCyberbullying.

(1) Any person who, with intention to cause physical or mental harm to another person, including self harm or to cause apprehension or fear in the other person for his safety or that of any other person, does any of the following acts shall be guilty of an offence against this article:

(a) threatens, intimidates or uses abusive or offensive words directed to the other person by means of the use of a computer or other electronic communication device or by any other digital or communication device whatsoever;

(b) performs abusive or offensive acts to the person or directs abusive or offensive acts towards the other person by means of the use of a computer or other electronic communication device or by any other digital or communication device whatsoever.

(2) For the purpose of this article, a person whose course of conduct is in question ought to know that it will cause physical or mental harm to another person, including self harm or it will cause apprehension or fear in the other person for his own safety or that of any other person, if a reasonable person in possession of the said information would think that the course of conduct would cause any one of the said consequences on the other person on that occasion.

(3) A person found guilty of an offence under this article shall be liable to imprisonment for a term for one (1) year to five (5) years, or to a fine (multa) not exceeding thirty thousand euro (€30,000), or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(4) The punishment shall be increased by one degree where any one or more of the following circumstances results:

(a) where the harm is caused to a person under age or a person who is vulnerable as a result of his mental capacity; or

(b) where the offence is committed by two or more persons acting together.