THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923

ACT No. 19 OF 1923 · Enacted [2nd April, 1923.] · 16 sections

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Section 16.[Repealed.].