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The Official Secrets Act, 1923
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02-04-1923
The Official Secrets Act, 1923
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to official secrets.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of Internal Security
Chapters, and Sections
Chapter 1 - Sections
1 - Short title, extent and application.
2 - Definitions.
3 - Penalties for spying.
4 - Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences.
5 - Wrongful communication, etc., of information.
6 - Unauthorised use of uniforms; falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and falsedocuments.
7 - Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the Union.
8 - Duty of giving information as to commission of offences.
9 - Attempts, incitements, etc.
10 - Penalty for harbouring spies.
11 - Search-warrants.
12 - Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7.
13 - Restriction of trial of offences.
14 - Exclusion of public from proceedings.
15 - Offences by companies.
16 - Repealed..
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