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The Official Secrets Act, 1923

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to official secrets.

शासकीय गुप्‍त बात अधिनियम,1923

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

1923

Location:

Enactment Date:

4/2/1923

Enforcement Date:

02-04-1923

Ministry:

Ministry of Home Affairs

Department:

Department of Internal Security

Full List of Sections

Section 1 to Section 16

Section 1

Short title, extent and application.

Section 2

Definitions.

Section 3

Penalties for spying.

Section 4

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

Section 5

Wrongful communication, etc., of information.

Section 6

Unauthorised use of uniforms; falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and falsedocuments.

Section 7

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

Section 8

Duty of giving information as to commission of offences.

Section 9

Attempts, incitements, etc.

Section 10

Penalty for harbouring spies.

Section 11

Search-warrants.

Section 12

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

Section 13

Restriction of trial of offences.

Section 14

Exclusion of public from proceedings.

Section 15

Offences by companies.

Section 16

Repealed..