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The Official Secrets Act, 1923

शासकीय गुप्‍त बात अधिनियम,1923

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Act ID: 192319
Act Number: 19
Enactment Date: 1923-04-02
Act Year: 1923
Short Title: The Official Secrets Act, 1923
Hindi Title: शासकीय गुप्‍त बात अधिनियम,1923
Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to official secrets.
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Internal Security
Enforcement Date: 02-04-1923
Last Updated: 26-11-2018

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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 Repealed..

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