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Official Secrets Act 1911

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circumstances of the case, or his conduct, or his known character as proved, it appears that his purpose was a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State; and if any sketch, plan, model, article, note, document, or information relating to or used in any prohibited place within the meaning of this Act, or anything in such a place , is made, obtained, , or communicated by any person other than a person acting under lawful authority, it shall be deemed to have been made, obtained, or communicated for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State unless the contrary is proved.
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of this Act, or of any part thereof, so long as that law continues in force there, and no longer, . . . : Provided that the suspension of this Act, or of any part thereof, in any British possession shall not extend to the holder of an office under His Majesty who is not appointed to that office by the Government of that possession.
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evidence of an offence under this Act having been or being about to be committed, which he may find on the premises or place or on any such person, and with regard to or in connexion with which he has reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under this Act has been or is about to be committed. (2) Where it appears to a
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or if any person having harboured any such person, or permitted to meet or assemble in any premises in his occupation or under his control any such persons, to disclose to a superintendent of police any information which it is in his power to give in relation to any such person he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour . . .
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Each of the following places, being a site to which a permit applies within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, has, on the ground that information with respect thereto, or damage thereto, would be useful to an enemy, been declared to be a prohibited place
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On a prosecution under this section, it shall not be necessary to show that the accused person was guilty of any particular act tending to show a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State, and, notwithstanding that no such act is proved against him, he may be convicted if, from the
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The Act was introduced in response to public alarm at reports of wide-scale espionage, some of them fomented by popular novels and plays that dramatized the threat, supposedly from Germany, at a time of a rapid naval expansion. Its provisions were extensive, with heavy penalties for any reporting or
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If by any law made before or after the passing of this Act by the legislature of any British possession provisions are made which appear to His Majesty to be of the like effect as those contained in this Act, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, suspend the operation within that British possession
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authorising any constable to enter at any time any premises or place named in the warrant, if necessary, by force, and to search the premises or place and every person found therein, and to seize any sketch, plan, model, article, note, or document, or anything of a like nature or anything which is
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If any person knowingly harbours any person whom he knows, or has reasonable grounds for supposing, to be a person who is about to commit or who has committed an offence under this Act, or knowingly permits to meet or assemble in any premises in his occupation or under his control any such persons,
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The 1911 Agadir Crisis, in which the UK threatened war with Germany, was the final trigger for the government. In an atmosphere of widespread hysteria, it introduced the act in the House of Lords on 25 July 1911. The act was then rushed through Parliament, with little debate or opposition, passing
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Each of the following places, being a site belonging to or used for the purposes of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, has, on the ground that information with respect thereto, or damage thereto, would be useful to an enemy, been declared to be a prohibited place for the purpose of this
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A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to a fine not exceeding the
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that the case is one of great emergency and that in the interest of the State immediate action is necessary, he may by a written order under his hand give to any constable the like authority as may be given by the warrant of a justice under this
682:(c) any place belonging to His Majesty which is for the time being declared to be a prohibited place for the purposes of this section on the ground that information with respect thereto, or damage thereto, would by useful to an enemy; and 679:(b) any place not belonging to His Majesty where any , or any or documents relating thereto, are being made, repaired, or stored under contract with, or with any person on behalf of, His Majesty, or otherwise on behalf of His Majesty; and 701:
References in this Act, whatever their terms, to ships, vessels or boats or activities or places connected therewith are to be construed as including references to hovercraft and activities and places connected with hovercraft.
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that had provided criminal sanctions only for breaches which could be shown to be contrary to the public interest. Section 1 of the act contained tough provisions against espionage, which were extended by a 1962
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ruling to cover other activities such as sabotage and physical interference. Section 2 dealt with unauthorised disclosure of information held by servants of the State, making it a criminal offence to disclose
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From 1911 to 1920, a person guilty of an offence under this section was liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding one year, or to a fine, or to both imprisonment and a fine.
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Any electronic communications station or office belonging to, or occupied by, the provider of a public electronic communications service is a prohibited place for the purposes of this Act.
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From 1984 to 2003, any telecommunications station or office belonging to, or occupied by, a public telecommunications operator was a prohibited place for the purposes of this Act.
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in May 1907 claimed that there were 90,000 German reservists and spies in Britain, with weapons caches for them in every major city, whilst an article in the 1909 edition of
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was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 42 years after pleading guilty to five counts of unlawfully disclosing information contrary to section 1(1)(c).
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The words "named therein" in square brackets in section 9(1) were repealed for England and Wales by section 119(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 7 to, the
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It was amended several times; most importantly the "catch-all" provisions contained in section 2 of the Act were repealed and replaced by the
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that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under this Act has been or is about to be committed, he may grant a
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The words at the end of this subsection were repealed by section 11(2) of, and the first paragraph of the Second Schedule to, the
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The words at the end of this subsection were repealed by section 11(2) of, and the first paragraph of the Second Schedule to, the
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sketching of military, naval or air defence installations, or the harbouring of people suspected of gathering such intelligence.
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The words in square brackets were substituted for the words "wilfully refuses" by section 10 of, and the First Schedule to, the
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have effect, as if that section were contained in this Act but so that sections 10 and 11, except section 10(4), do not apply.
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This section provides that a prosecution for an offence under this Act may only be instituted by, or with the consent of, the
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The Act was passed during a febrile period of "spy fever" in the years leading up to the First World War, with widespread
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A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
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For the purposes of section 3(c), every "site to which a permit applies" (within the meaning of paragraph 1 of
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/968), article 3(a) and Schedule, Part 1
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/968), article 3(b) and Schedule, Part 2
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was sentenced to imprisonment for a total of 35 years for disclosing material while employed at GCHQ.
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four days later on 22 August. The act, with its extremely wide-ranging powers, replaced the earlier
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Hillaire Barnett, Constitutional and Administrative Law, 2nd Ed, 1998, Cavendish Publishing Ltd.
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Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (Cmnd. 5104) (1972) - the
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The words in square brackets were inserted by section 10 of, and the First Schedule to, the
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1. — (1) If any person for any purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State—
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The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority site at Windscale, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PF.
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The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority site at Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RA.
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official information without lawful authority. It was only after nearly 80 years that the
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For the purposes of section 3(c), any place belonging to or used for the purposes of the
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The Rise of the German Menace - Imperial Anxiety and British Popular Culture, 1896-1903
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The words omitted were repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part XII of Schedule 1 to, the
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For the purposes of section 3(c), a place belonging to or used for the purposes of the
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The Urenco (Capenhurst) Limited site at Capenhurst, near Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6ER.
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Wadham, John (July 2013). "Chapter 15: Official Secrets". In Overs, Estelle (ed.).
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Text of the The Official Secrets (Commonwealth of Australia) Order in Council 1915
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The British Nuclear Fuels plc site at Capenhurst, near Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6ER.
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The power conferred by this section has been exercised by the following Orders:
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The British Nuclear Fuels plc site at Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PG.
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is deemed to be a place belonging to or used for the purposes of Her Majesty.
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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The words in square brackets were inserted by the Official Secrets Act 1920.
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Reform of Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (Cm. 408) (June 1988)
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as it applies to prosecutions under section 1 of this Act. It now reads:
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through all of its stages in a single day, 18 August 1911, and receiving
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were intended for the 66,000 German reservists rumoured to be in London.
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Reform of Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (Cmnd. 7285) (1978)
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was sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years (reduced from 25 on appeal).
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Discussed by A. Nichol, Official Secrets and Jury Vetting Crim LR 284.
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For the purposes of this Act, the expression "prohibited place" means—
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for any term not less than three years and not exceeding seven years.
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The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/971)
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From 1911 to 1920, an offence under this section was punishable with
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Hillaire Barnett described sentences for espionage as "swingeing".
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1975 (SI 1975/182)
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The words in square brackets were inserted or substituted by the
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An Act to re-enact the Official Secrets Act 1889 with Amendments.
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) (Amendment) Order 1993
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This subsection applies to prosecutions under section 1 of the
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Bartlett, Gail; Maer, Lucinda; Everett, Michael (2 May 2017).
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Places declared to be prohibited places under section 3(c)
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Section 2 - Wrongful communication, &c. of information
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alleged that 50,000 Mauser rifles stored in a cellar near
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French, David (1978). "Spy Fever in Britain, 1900-1915".
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ENIGMA 2000 article - Michael John Smith. Codename Borg
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was sentenced to imprisonment for a total of 23 years.
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Spies for the Kaiser. Plotting the downfall of England
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This expression is defined by section 3 of the Act.
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Official Secrets Act 1989 (Commencement) Order 1990
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1994
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It has been replaced for the 2922:Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1919: 1613:For an account of the trial, see Aitken, J., 4289:Classified information in the United Kingdom 4122:Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 1795:Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 1486:Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 4158:Measures of the National Assembly for Wales 1372: 1370: 1287: 1285: 1283: 1281: 1279: 4182:Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1926: 1912: 1258: 1174: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1161:Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 668:Section 3 - Definition of prohibited place 1309: 1050:(SI 1952/1034) (following passage of the 346:replaced this provision in the 1911 Act. 2920:Great Britain and Ireland and the United 1861: 1367: 1276: 850:Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 812:Section 7 - Penalty for harbouring spies 440:Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 1464:R v. Parrott (1913) 8 Cr.App.Rep. 186, 1324: 1185:. House of Commons Library. 2 May 2017. 1165: 4284:United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1911 4276: 1799:Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 1490:Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 1419: 1376: 1155:This Act came into force on receiving 882:Section 8 - Restriction on prosecution 719:United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 354:This section is very broadly drafted. 4170:Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1907: 1691:, paragraph 3(1) (as inserted by the 1291: 1159:because no other date was specified: 1146:is given by section 13(1) of the Act. 926:Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 163:Text of statute as originally enacted 4241:United Kingdom statutory instruments 1354: 518: 1513:2 QB 377, (1961) 45 Cr.App.R. 292, 1325:Longson, Patrick (8 October 2013). 1059:Section 13 - Short title and repeal 530: 13: 1933: 1853:, as originally enacted, from the 1093:Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1939 1052:Official Secrets (Jersey) Law 1952 572:This section was repealed for the 362:This subsection reads as amended: 170:Revised text of statute as amended 14: 4300: 1834: 1827:, section 11(2), final paragraph. 1040:/1199) (following passage of the 753:for the purpose of this section: 1693:Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971 1665:Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954 1221:, 27 November 2023, SI 2023/1272 999:Parliament of the United Kingdom 992: 460: 380:he shall be guilty of felony ... 350:Section 1 - Penalties for spying 191:Parliament of the United Kingdom 39:Parliament of the United Kingdom 32: 4142:Acts of the Scottish Parliament 1817: 1804: 1771: 1747: 1724: 1715: 1706: 1673: 1657: 1641: 1632: 1623: 1607: 1591: 1578: 1565: 1552: 1540: 1531: 1519: 1504: 1495: 1470: 1458: 1413: 1355:Lyle, H.B. (10 November 1917). 1348: 1336:(PhD). University of Birmingham 1270:The Illustrated First World War 906:is satisfied by information on 613:R v. Aubrey, Berry and Campbell 607:R v. Aitken, Cairns and another 546: 357: 4246:Scottish statutory instruments 1681:Nuclear Installations Act 1965 1575:, section 16(4) and Schedule 2 1422:Law and the Media, 4th Edition 1318: 1311:10.1080/00049670.1980.10755408 1298:The Australian Library Journal 1232: 1201: 1189: 1149: 1136: 966:Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 768:Orders made under section 3(c) 730:Nuclear Installations Act 1965 648:Command papers on this section 414:"Prohibited place", s. 1(1)(a) 1: 4263:Church of England instruments 1942:Pre-parliamentary legislation 1851:The Official Secrets Act 1911 1841:The Official Secrets Act 1911 1825:European Communities Act 1972 1244:electronic Irish Statute Book 1121: 1089:European Communities Act 1972 1083:European Communities Act 1972 1069:Statute Law Revision Act 1927 241: 1973:the Kingdom of Great Britain 1787:Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 609:(1971) Unreported, Crown Ct. 252:Anglo-German naval arms race 224:anywhere else in the world. 7: 1755:Telecommunications Act 1984 1454:. House of Commons Library. 1115:Defense Secrets Act of 1911 1098: 1063:Section 13(2) repealed the 955:This section now provides: 898:This section now provides: 894:Section 9 - Search warrants 816:This section now provides: 639:Crim LR 318, Crown Ct (see 472: 422:"Enemy", s. 1(1)(b) and (c) 250:in Britain provoked by the 10: 4305: 1814:, section 5 and Schedule 1 1091:must be construed and the 974:United Kingdom legislation 803: 442:, and section 8(1) of the 229:National Security Act 2023 149:National Security Act 2023 18:United Kingdom legislation 4231: 4190: 4130: 4106: 2914: 2885: 2601:Acts of Parliament of the 2600: 2580: 1979: 1967: 1941: 1783:Criminal Justice Act 1948 1779:Official Secrets Act 1920 1586:Official Secrets Act 1989 1573:Official Secrets Act 1989 1560:Official Secrets Act 1920 1537:R v. Bettany Crim LR 104 1482:Criminal Justice Act 1948 1478:Official Secrets Act 1920 1391:10.1017/S0018246X00000571 1067:. It was repealed by the 1065:Official Secrets Act 1889 1018: 1005: 991: 986: 979: 943:This expression includes 933:Official Secrets Act 1989 854:Official Secrets Act 1920 834:Official Secrets Act 1920 827:Official Secrets Act 1920 691:Official Secrets Act 1920 582:Official Secrets Act 1989 553:Official Secrets Act 1920 541:Official Secrets Act 1989 537:Official Secrets Act 1920 525:Official Secrets Act 1920 455:Official Secrets Act 1920 449:Evidence and presumptions 444:Official Secrets Act 1920 393:Official Secrets Act 1920 386:Official Secrets Act 1920 344:Official Secrets Act 1989 330:Official Secrets Act 1889 208:. The Act applied in the 206:Official Secrets Act 1989 195:Official Secrets Act 1889 179:Official Secrets Act 1911 168: 161: 154: 142: 134:Official Secrets Act 1989 129:Official Secrets Act 1939 124:Official Secrets Act 1920 116: 111:Official Secrets Act 1889 106: 101: 93: 83: 73: 68: 55: 45: 31: 26: 22:Official Secrets Act 1911 2918:of the United Kingdom of 2604:Kingdom of Great Britain 1949:List of English statutes 1528:(1983) 5 Cr.App.Rep. 127 917:superintendent of police 852:and section 8(2) of the 712:Civil Aviation Authority 588:Cases under this section 539:and section 5(6) of the 2387:Interregnum (1642–1660) 1843:, as amended, from the 1812:Interpretation Act 1978 1732:Communications Act 2003 1649:Civil Aviation Act 1982 1246:. Government of Ireland 1077:Interpretation Act 1889 776:(SI 1955/1497 (S. 136)) 467:indictable-only offence 407:AC 763, 3 All ER 142, 297:The Riddle of the Sands 254:and events such as the 2581:Parliament of Scotland 1697:sections 17(1) and (6) 1379:The Historical Journal 962: 922: 823: 687: 562: 382: 4233:Secondary legislation 2888:Parliament of Ireland 1980:Parliament of England 1862:Parliamentary debates 1292:White, Peter (1980). 1219:The National Archives 1087:Section 11(2) of the 957: 900: 846:Criminal Law Act 1967 818: 671: 629:, 26 March 1984 (see 557: 535:See section 6 of the 523:See section 7 of the 436:Criminal Law Act 1967 364: 248:anti-German sentiment 4154:Acts of Senedd Cymru 4085:European Communities 1954:Charter of Liberties 1797:, section 1(2); the 1785:, section 1(2); the 1781:, section 8(2); the 1488:, section 1(1); the 1484:, section 1(1); the 1480:, section 8(1); the 1198:and sections 1 to 4. 1105:Official Secrets Act 1079:(effect of repeal). 987:Statutory Instrument 904:justice of the peace 303:The Invasion of 1910 4059:Halsbury's Statutes 1971:of states preceding 1969:Acts of parliaments 1128:Halsbury's Statutes 279:The Annual Register 236:Republic of Ireland 23: 4065:Legislation.gov.uk 2916:Acts of Parliament 1214:legislation.gov.uk 1024:legislation.gov.uk 306:serialised by the 193:. 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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
1 & 2 Geo. 5
Royal assent
Commencement
Official Secrets Act 1889
Official Secrets Act 1920
Official Secrets Act 1939
Official Secrets Act 1989
Repealed by
National Security Act 2023
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
1 & 2 Geo. 5
Act
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Official Secrets Act 1889
Official Secrets Act 1989
United Kingdom
Isle of Man
Channel Islands
British subjects
National Security Act 2023
Republic of Ireland
anti-German sentiment
Anglo-German naval arms race
Kruger telegram
Agadir Crisis
William Le Queux

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