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Official Secrets Act, 1923

Official Secrets Act, 1923

[Act No. 19 of 1923 dated 2nd. April, 1923]1


Contents

Sections

Particulars

1

Short title, extent and application

2

Definition

3

Penalties for spying

4

Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences

5

Wrongful communication, etc., of information

6

Unauthorized use of uniforms; falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and false documents

7

Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of Union

8

Duty of giving information as to commission of offences

9

Attempts, incitements, etc.

10

Penalty for harboring spies

11

Search-warrants

12

Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under section 3, 5 and 7

13

Restriction on trial of offences

14

Exclusion of public from proceedings

15

Offences by companies

 

Foot Notes


Official Secrets Act, 1923

[Act No. 19 of 1923, enacted on 2nd April 1923]

This law is primarily aimed at protecting the country’s official secrets, especially…

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