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The Official Secrets Act, 1923
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to official secrets.
Act No. 19 of 1923 · Ministry of Home Affairs
- Sections
- 16
- Classified offences
- 7
Contents
- 1Short title, extent and application.
- 2Definitions.
- 3Penalties for spying.
- 4Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences.
- 5Wrongful communication, etc., of information.
- 6Unauthorised use of uniforms; falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and falsedocuments.
- 7Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the Union.
- 8Duty of giving information as to commission of offences.
- 9Attempts, incitements, etc.
- 10Penalty for harbouring spies.
- 11Search-warrants.
- 12Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7.
- 13Restriction of trial of offences.
- 14Exclusion of public from proceedings.
- 15Offences by companies.
- 16Repealed..(Repealed)